Comedy ·Romance · 1968 · 1h 32m

Prudence and the Pill

Director

Cast

Deborah Kerr as Prudence Hardcastle David Niven as Gerald Hardcastle Robert Coote as Henry Hardcastle Irina Demick as Elizabeth Brett Joyce Redman as Grace Hardcastle Judy Geeson as Geraldine Hardcastle

Crew

Ted Moore — Director of Photography Norman Savage — Editor Hugh Mills — Screenplay Hugh Mills — Novel Ronald J. Kahn — Producer Kenneth Harper — Producer

Tagline

A sportive look at the fertility rites (and wrongs) of Western society.

Synopsis

Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin for their pills. Is it the teenage niece, the maid, the chauffeur, a lover, Prudence's husband Gerald, or all of the above?

Mood & Themes

aspirin birth control pill

Key Collaborators

Fielder Cook Director Ronald Neame Director Ted Moore Director of Photography Norman Savage Editor Hugh Mills Screenplay Hugh Mills Novel Ronald J. Kahn Producer Kenneth Harper Producer Wilfred Shingleton Production Design Julie Harris Costume Design

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