A kingdom for a monkey
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | A kingdom for a monkey |
| Original title | Operation Snatch |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1962 |
| length | 80 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK without |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Day |
| script |
Alan Hackney , John Warren , Len Heath |
| production | Jules Buck |
| music | Ken Jones |
| camera | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| cut | Bert Rule |
| occupation | |
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A kingdom for a monkey (Original title: Operation Snatch ) is a British film comedy in black and white from 1962 by Robert Day . The script was written by Alan Hackney , John Warren and Len Heath . It is based on a story by Paul Mills . The leading roles are starring Terry-Thomas , George Sanders , Lionel Jeffries and Jocelyn Lane . The film first hit cinemas in the UK in March 1962. In the Federal Republic of Germany it had its premiere on July 1, 1967 in the program of the Second German Television ( ZDF ).
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The existence of the British Empire is at stake. This is how the legend goes: If the Barbary macaques were to become extinct on the Rock of Gibraltar , the downfall of the Empire could no longer be stopped. So you shouldn't be surprised that - you 're in the Second World War - Lieutenant Wigg and his boy Evans have their hands full to keep Charly, the last male ape, his eight ape wives. But all care is in vain; Charly dies of old age and overexertion. And the German secret service, informed by its Spanish informer Tabori, sees the opportunity to exploit Charly's death for propaganda purposes. But Major Fink and Colonel Waldeck did the math without Lieutenant Wigg. In a stroke of a hand he and his boy Evans - operating from neutral Switzerland on hostile territory - from a German circus conquered a successor for Charly. The "monkey replacement department", consisting of short soldiers in monkey skins, can be put to a new use, and Wigg, who has meanwhile been promoted to captain, can devote himself to life in the Tower of London , disguised as a Beefeater , from its ravens too a legend tells ...
Reviews
The Protestant film observer comes to a positive verdict: “An early parody of secret service and agent strips, which [...] provides sufficient amusement. From the monkey man Charlie, who is 'on the personnel list' of the British Army, to the 'surrogate monkeys' dancing to the grumpy chants of Lieutenant Wigg, who show the enemy binoculars scouts an untroubled family life, Robert Day staged a funny spectacle, the neither takes itself nor the audience particularly seriously. ”The lexicon of international film judges less benevolently. It notes succinctly that the film is a "light, only in parts really funny comedy".
Web links
- A kingdom for a monkey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 346/1967, p. 445.
- ↑ A kingdom for a monkey. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 11, 2017 .