Starring: Dennis Price
An impecunious heir eliminates eight D'Ascoynes who stand between him and the family fortune.
This movie is famous for Alec Guinness playing eight different roles. I expected to be sick of the sight of him, but in actual fact, he's not on screen for all that amount of time. Three of his characters, Lady Agatha, Admiral & General are glossed over and hardly seen at all. Dennis Price is the lead and true star and is not given enough credit for a good performance. I'm not a huge fan of black comedy, but this is a well penned script with a most satisfactory conclusion. A classic British film, well worth a look. 7/10
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