Unlucky named Otley
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Unlucky named Otley |
| Original title | Otley |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1969 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Dick Clement |
| script |
Dick Clement , Ian La Frenais |
| production | Bruce Cohn Curtis |
| music | Stanley Myers |
| camera | Austin Dempster |
| cut | Richard Best |
| occupation | |
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Unlucky Otley is a 1969 British comedy film based on a novel by Martin Waddell .
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Gerald Arthur Otley is a harmless boy who leads a free life. It is his bad luck that he is found looking for a place to stay for the night next to the corpse of a friend in his apartment. This friend made his living by revealing state secrets and Otley suddenly finds himself in the middle of an espionage and murder affair. Scotland Yard hires the young man to learn more about the background to the murder and espionage. Gerald's normal life turns into an adventure story. From Scotland Yard he receives the support of the agent Imogen, who not only wants his help with her work, but also seduces him. You have to find the missing Mr. Hendrickson. After exciting adventures, Gerald can finally return to his normal life with his girlfriend Lin.
Reviews
"A successful parody of agents interspersed with dry British humor, which offers carefree entertainment with many swipes at English lifestyles and with the" Swinging London "of the time of its creation as a background."
Awards
The screenplay was named Best British Comedy Screenplay in 1970 by the British Writers' Guild of Great Britain .
Web links
- An Unlucky called Otley in the Internet Movie Database (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ IMDb listed Awards , accessed February 3, 2020