Comedy · United Kingdom · 1962 · 1h 46m

Only Two Can Play

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Director
Sidney Gilliat
Cast
Peter Sellers as John Lewis Mai Zetterling as Liz Virginia Maskell as Jean Lewis Raymond Huntley as Vernon John Le Mesurier as Salter Richard Attenborough as Gareth L. Probert
Crew
John Wilcox — Director of Photography Thelma Connell — Editor Richard Rodney Bennett — Original Music Composer Bryan Forbes — Screenplay Kingsley Amis — Novel Leslie Gilliat — Producer
Synopsis

John Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and Liz ever manage to consummate their affair, that is.

Key Collaborators
Sidney Gilliat Director John Wilcox Director of Photography Thelma Connell Editor Richard Rodney Bennett Original Music Composer Bryan Forbes Screenplay Kingsley Amis Novel Leslie Gilliat Producer
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