A Day at the Beach

A Day at the Beach
Directed by	Simon Hesera
Written by	Roman Polanski
Produced by	Gene Gutowski
Starring	Mark Burns Beatie Edney Peter Sellers
Cinematography	Gilbert Taylor
Edited by	Alistair McIntire
Release date	1970 (1970)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

For the Barney and the Backyard Gang video, see Barney and the Backyard Gang. For the album by Sonia Dada, see A Day at the Beach (album).

A Day at the Beach is a 1970 film based on the 1962 book Een dagje naar het strand by Dutch author Heere Heeresma. The screenplay was written by Roman Polanski, who was originally intended to be the director, although most of the direction was finally done by first-timer Simon Hesera.

Plot

Set in a rundown Danish seaside resort, it depicts a day in the life of Bernie, a self-destructive alcoholic (played by Mark Burns), as he takes Winnie (Beatie Edney), a young girl with a leg brace, to the resort despite constant rain. Though Winnie calls Bernie "uncle," it is very likely he is her biological father. Over the course of the day, they encounter various people whom Bernie alternately berates and scams for alcohol, while Winnie is often left alone to fend for herself. Peter Sellers makes a cameo appearance as a gay shopkeeper who flirts with Bernie.

Release

The film was never released in theatres at the time of its completion, but has seen limited runs at film festivals since then. A small clip of the film appears in the documentary The Unknown Peter Sellers.

The film is available on DVD in the U.S from Code Red DVD.

External links

• A Day at the Beach at IMDb