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The Green Man

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Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins (Alastair Sim) is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake (George Cole), who determines to stop him.

Critics Reviews

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 03/09/2023
3/5
…wild comedy that manages to be outrageous even by 2023 standards…. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 06/06/2021
3/4
Alastair Sim's facial expressions alone could lead to unrestrained laughter. Go to Full Review MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin 02/01/2018
In attempting to combine the popular with the more sophisticated, the producers have failed to make the best of either world. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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04/12/2016 Wonderful comedy as a ex professional bomb maker comes out of retirement to end his career with a bang at the expense of a MP See more 06/14/2012 Enjoyable black comedy starring some British comedy legends. See more 03/28/2012 Delightful black comedy!! See more 08/07/2011 Fast-moving British satire. See more 01/27/2010 Terry-Thomas is very underused in this charming light British comedy. See more 01/26/2010 A marvellous murderous farce involving vacuum cleaner salesmen, bodies in pianos, a drunken trio of female musicians, BBC Radio Announcers and the wonderful Alistair Sim as an assassin attempting to kill a philandering politician who has hired a room for some illicit fun with a young lady at the Green Man Hotel. The unique Terry Thomas and veteran comedienne Dora Bryan get thrown into the mix, and there is also an appearance by Arthur Brough (Mr Grainger from 'Are You Being Served') as the landlord of The Green Man. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Day

Director

Alastair Sim

Hawkins

George Cole

William Blake

Terry-Thomas

Charles Boughtflower

Jill Adams

Ann Vincent

Avril Angers

Marigold
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The Green Man

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Synopsis Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins (Alastair Sim) is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake (George Cole), who determines to stop him.
Director
Robert Day
Producer
Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Screenwriter
Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Production Co
Grenadier Films
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m