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Alive and Kicking

19596.9 / 1094 min
Comedy

Overview

Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.

Cast

Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike

Dora

Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

Rosie

Estelle Winwood

Estelle Winwood

Mabel

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

MacDonagh

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey

Matron

Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann

Captain

Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Bird Watcher

John Salew

John Salew

Solicitor

Liam Redmond

Liam Redmond

Old Man

Marjorie Rhodes

Marjorie Rhodes

Old Woman

Olive McFarland

Olive McFarland

Lover

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Postmistress

Paul Farrell

Paul Farrell

Postman

Patrick McAlinney

Patrick McAlinney

Policeman

Raymond Manthorpe

Raymond Manthorpe

Little Boy

Tony Quinn

Tony Quinn

Villager

Harry Hutchinson

Harry Hutchinson

Villager

Brendan O'Dowda

Brendan O'Dowda

Singer

Joseph MacNally

Joseph MacNally

Singer

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Lover

Liz Fraser

Liz Fraser

June (uncredited)

George Hilsdon

George Hilsdon

Russian Trawlerman (uncredited)

Totti Truman Taylor

Totti Truman Taylor

Royal Personage (uncredited)

Billy Lawrence

Billy Lawrence

Minor Role (uncredited)

Crew

Cyril Frankel

Cyril Frankel

Director

Denis Cannan

Denis Cannan

Screenplay

Victor Skutezky

Victor Skutezky

Producer

Philip Green

Philip Green

Music

Bernard Gribble

Bernard Gribble

Editor

Robert Lennard

Robert Lennard

Casting

Gilbert Taylor

Gilbert Taylor

Director of Photography