Comedy · United Kingdom · 1959 · 1h 34m

Alive and Kicking

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Director
Cyril Frankel
Cast
Sybil Thorndike as Dora Kathleen Harrison as Rosie Estelle Winwood as Mabel Stanley Holloway as MacDonagh Joyce Carey as Matron Eric Pohlmann as Captain
Crew
Gilbert Taylor — Director of Photography Bernard Gribble — Editor Denis Cannan — Screenplay Victor Skutezky — Producer
Synopsis

Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.

Trailer Alive and Kicking — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
elderly woman
Key Collaborators
Cyril Frankel Director Gilbert Taylor Director of Photography Bernard Gribble Editor Denis Cannan Screenplay Victor Skutezky Producer
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