The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she meets Robert MacPherson, a businessman who asks for her help to bring his company into the 20th Century. The staff, led by Mr Martin, has other ideas—and a battle between the old and new business methods soon breaks out.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Monja DanischewskyWriter
- Charles CrichtonDirector
Cast
- Peter SellersMr. Martin
- Robert MorleyRobert Macpherson
- Constance CummingsAngela Barrows
- Jameson ClarkAndrew Darling
- Donald PleasenceIrwin Hoffman
- Michael GoodliffeDetective
- Alex MackenzieRobertson
- Ernest ThesigerOld Macpherson
- Moultrie KelsallGraham
- Roddy McMillanMacleod
- Noel HowlettMr. White
- Abe BarkerMr. Meekie
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Themes
scotlandblack and white