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The Dock Brief (1962)
Directed by James Hill
“This is NOT the Birdman of Alcatraz!..It's only Peter Sellers with his sly, sneaky style of humor that creeps up on you and the leaves you wanting more.”
Comedy, Drama · 1h 28m
After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle who is accused of murdering his wife. Despite Fowle's insistence of guilt, Moregenhall will not let go of the opportunity to plead his client as innocent and be a star in the courtroom.
Cast
Peter Sellers
Wilfred Morgenhall
Richard Attenborough
Herbert Fowle
Beryl Reid
Doris Fowle
David Lodge
Frank Bateson
Frank Pettingell
Tuppy Morgan
A
Audrey Nicholson
Morgenhall's Girl
Tristram Jellinek
Mr. Perkins
E
Eric Woodburn
Judge Banter
J
John Waite
Clerk of the Court
Frank Williams
Barrister
E
Eric Dodson
Examiner
Crew
- Director
- James Hill
- Screenplay
- Dimitri De Grunwald, Pierre Rouve
- Writer
- John Mortimer
- Director of Photography
- Edward Scaife
- Original Music Composer
- Ron Grainer
Details
- Release date
- 1962-09-25
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Dimitri De Grunwald