A grandpa rarely comes alone

Movie
German title	A grandpa rarely comes alone
Original title	Better Late Than Never
Country of production	United Kingdom
original language	English
Publishing year	1983
length	89 minutes
Age rating	FSK k. A.
Rod
Director	Bryan Forbes
script	Bryan Forbes
production	Jack haley jr. David niven jr.
music	Henry Mancini
camera	Gerry Fisher Claude Lecomte
cut	Philip Shaw
occupation
David Niven : Nick Cartland Art Carney : Charley Dunbar Maggie Smith : Miss Anderson Catherine Hicks : Sable Lionel Jeffries : Bertie Hargreaves Melissa Prophet : Marlene Kimberley Partridge : Bridget George Hilsdon : Butler

A grandpa seldom comes alone (Original title: Better Late Than Never ) is a British comedy film from 1983 by the director Bryan Forbes , who also wrote the screenplay . The leading roles were played by David Niven and Art Carney . The novel was written by Gwen Davis .

action

Bridget is the 10 year old orphaned daughter of a wealthy couple. Her now deceased grandmother left her the message that either Nick Cartland or the failed photographer Charley Dunbar is her grandfather. Bridget should now decide who should be her guardian. The offer is particularly attractive for Nick and Charley because the guardian is to receive a quarter of a million US dollars as annual income . So now Nick and Charley are trying to convince their granddaughter who the better grandfather is for them.

background

Bryan Forbes initially offered the role of Charley Dunbar to William Holden , who rejected the project because the fee was too low. In his book, published in 1993, Forbes wrote that if Holden had participated in the film, he might have lived longer.

Forbes wrote the screenplay for the film based on a template by author Gwen Davis . The film was shot mainly in southern France in the Alpes-Maritimes department , so u. a. in Antibes . The studio recordings took place in the Studios de la Victorine in Nice .

David Niven impersonated his penultimate film role in the film, in 1983, the year of its release, he succumbed to his ALS disease.

criticism

"Comedy against the glamorous backdrop of the Côte d'Azur near Nice."

- Lexicon of international film .

"Colorful, yet dreary."

- cinema.de .

Web links

• A grandfather of Hazzard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• A grandfather of Hazzard in All Movie Guide (English)
• A grandpa rarely comes alone in the online film database

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bryan Forbes: A Divided Life , Mandarin, 1993, p. 17
2. ↑ A grandpa rarely comes alone. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
3. ↑ A grandpa rarely comes alone at cinema.de ( accessed on March 29, 2013 )