That Lucky Touch is a 1975 British-West German comedy film directed by Christopher Miles and starring Roger Moore, Susannah York and Shelley Winters.[2][3]
| That Lucky Touch | |
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| Directed by | Christopher Miles |
| Written by | Moss Hart John Briley Monja Danischewsky |
| Produced by | Dimitri de Grunwald Timothy Burrill |
| Starring | Roger Moore Susannah York Lee J. Cobb |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Tom Priestley |
| Music by | John Scott |
Production companies | De Grunwald Productions Gloria Film |
| Distributed by | Fox-Rank Allied Artists (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom West Germany |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £960,858[1] |
The film was shot at Pinewood Studios, with location shooting around Brussels. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Maxsted. It was originally entitled Heaven Save Us from Our Friends.[4]
Plot
editAn international arms dealer, at a NATO meeting to sell weaponry, becomes entangled with a female journalist from the Washington Post whose worldview is very different to his.
Cast
edit- Roger Moore as Michael Scott
- Susannah York as Julia Richardson
- Shelley Winters as Diana Steedeman
- Lee J. Cobb as Lt. Gen. Henry Steedman
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Leo
- Raf Vallone as Gen. Peruzzi
- Sydne Rome as Sophie
- Donald Sinden as British Gen. Armstrong
- Michael Shannon as Lt. Davis
- Aubrey Woods as Viscount L'Ardey
- Alfred Hoffman as Berckman
- Vincent Hall as David Richardson
- Julie Dawn Cole as Tina Steedman
- Fabian Cevallos as Photographer
- Timothy Carlton as Tank commander
- Takis Emmanuel as Arab Sheik
Critical response
editIn his 2015 publication of movie ratings, Leonard Maltin gave That Lucky Touch one and a half stars and described the film as a 'tepid romantic farce'.[5]
References
edit- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 263.
- ^ BFI.org.uk
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Review 1—No Title The Guardian (1959–2003) [London (UK)] 5 February 1975: 10.
- ^ Leonard Maltin's movie guide 2015 edition
External links
edit- That Lucky Touch at IMDb
- That Lucky Touch at Rotten Tomatoes
- That Lucky Touch at the TCM Movie Database
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