Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Boulting
Roy Boulting

Writing Credits

Frank Harvey
(original story) &
John Boulting
(original story)
Frank Harvey
(screenplay) &
John Boulting
(screenplay)
Malcolm Muggeridge
(idea)

Cast

Peter Sellers
The Reverend John Smallwood
Cecil Parker
Archdeacon Aspinall
Isabel Jeans
Lady Despard
Ian Carmichael
The Other Smallwood
Bernard Miles
Simpson
Brock Peters
Matthew
Eric Sykes
Harry Smith
Irene Handl
Rene Smith
Miriam Karlin
Winnie Smith
Joan Miller
Mrs. Smith-Gould
Miles Malleson
Rockeby
Eric Barker
Bank Manager
William Hartnell
Major Fowler
Roy Kinnear
Fred Smith
Joan Hickson
Housewife
Kenneth Griffith
Rev. Owen Thomas
Mark Eden
Sir Geoffrey Despard
John Comer
Butcher
Basil Dignam
Prisoner Governor
Franklyn Engelman
TV Commentator
Colin Gordon
Prime Minister
Geoffrey Hibbert
Council Official
Joan Heal
Disgruntled Housewife
Ludovic Kennedy
Ludovic Kennedy
Marjie Lawrence
Quarrelling Housewife
Harry Locke
Shop Steward
Henry B. Longhurst
Deaf Gentleman
Joan Matheson
Cast Member
Malcolm Muggeridge
Cleric
Derek Nimmo
Director-General's Assistant
Conrad Phillips
P.R.O.
Nicholas Phipps
Director-General
Cardew Robinson
Tramp
Gerald Sim
Self-Service Store Manager
Olive Sloane
Quarreling Housewife
Marianne Stone
Miss Palmer
Elsie Wagstaff
Lady on Parish Church Council
Thorley Walters
Tranquilax Executive
Ian Wilson
Salvation Army Major
George Woodbridge
Bishop
Josephine Woodford
Doris Smith
Ronald Adam
Cabinet Minister #1
Jack Armstrong
Townsman
Jack Arrow
Rotary Club Member / Townsman (uncredited)
Peter Avella
Townsman
Roy Beck
Reporter
Joe Beckett
Launch Site Worker
Arnold Bell
Stockbroker Renshaw
Barbara Bennett
Townswoman
Paul Beradi
Radio India Reporter
Rodney Bewes
Milkfloat Driver
John Boxer
Stockbroker
Eddie Boyce
Townsman
Jim Brady
Protester with Banner
Tim Brinton
TV Commentator
Sydney Bromley
Tramp
Robin Burns
Townsman
Jack Carter
Launch Site Worker
Alf Casha
Townsman
Tony Castleton
Townsman
Rodney Brian Clarke
Townsmen in Churchyard
Peggy Ann Clifford
Bit Part in Crowd Scene
Douglas Cooper
Bit Part
George Lane Cooper
Banner Holder
Maxwell Craig
Radio Reporter
George Curtis
Constable
Fred Davis
Policeman
Reggie de Beer
Townsman
Ed Devereaux
Communications Officer
Peter Evans
Townsman
Joe Farrar
Policeman
John Glyn-Jones
Professor
Nora Gordon
Old Lady in Garden
Ursula Granville
Townswoman
Hilda Green
Townswoman
Robert Gregory
Sir Clive Harvey-Jenkins
Fred Griffiths
Angry Man in Crowd Scene
Aidan Harrington
Radio Reporter
John Harvey
Wilson
Mike Havord
Press Photographer
Drewe Henley
Doris' Boy Friend
Walter Henry
Cinema Doorman
Laurence Hepworth
Townsman
Rose Hill
Woman
George Hilsdon
Police Constable
George Holdcroft
Townsman
Lindsay Hooper
Man Watching TV
John Howard
Reporter
Arthur Howell
Townsman
Pat Judge
Tranquilax Worker
John Junkin
Reporter at Space Launch Site
Barry Keegan
Angry Man in Crowd Scene
Frederick Kelsey
Townsman
Margaret Lacey
Molly
Anthony Lang
Salvation Army
Pat Lewis
Townswoman
Dickey Luck
Townsman
Ned Lynch
Rotary Club Member
Edward Malin
Man Trying to Buy Chicken
Jack Mandeville
Townsman
John Louis Mansi
Man Buying Groceries
Steve Marriott
Jack
Jack McNaughton
Dairy manager
Richard McNeff
Police Inspector
Billy Milton
Fellowes
John More
Rotary Club Member
Lola Morice
Salvation Army Girl
Arthur Mullard
Cast Member
Cecil Paul
Rotary Club Member
Howard Pays
Lt. Cliff Street
Joe Phelps
Policeman
Harry Phipps
Tramp
Dido Plumb
Tramp
Guy Kingsley Poynter
American Commentator
John Preston
Townsman
Edith Raye
Townswoman
Bill Reed
Townsman
Ernie Rice
Townsman
Bill Rooney
Townsman
Pat Ryan
Townsman
Frank Schock
Townsman
Roy Seely
Townsman
Jack Sharp
Townsman
Frank Sieman
Baptist in Food Queue
Jeff Silk
Policeman
Miles Silverton
Townsman
Bert Simms
Townsman
Keith Smith
Leslie Hughes
Paddy Smith
Sound Man
Philip Stewart
Diner
Fred Stroud
Radio Reporter
Reg Thomason
Rocket Technician
John Timberlake
Butcher
Rita Tobin-Weske
Lady at Church Door
Graham Tonbridge
Townsman
Robert Vossler
Constable / Waiter (uncredited)
Russell Waters
Bit Part in Cabinet Office
Del Watson
Cameraman
John Wilder
Policeman
Fred Wood
Protester
Gilbert Wynne
Engineer

Produced by

John Boulting
producer
Roy Boulting
producer

Music by

Richard Rodney Bennett

Cinematography by

Mutz Greenbaum
director of photography (as Max Greene)

Editing by

Teddy Darvas

Art Direction by

Albert Witherick

Costume Design by

David Ffolkes

Makeup Department

Gerry Fletcher
makeup artist
Stuart Freeborn
makeup artist
Barbara Ritchie
hairdresser

Production Management

Michael F. Johnson
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Derek Cracknell
assistant director
Henry Emery
second assistant director (uncredited)
Malcolm Johnson
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Ken Barley
apprentice plasterer (uncredited)
Robert Cartwright
assistant art director (uncredited)
Peter Childs
draughtsman (uncredited)
Alan Evans
scenic artist (uncredited)
J.S. Milton
draughtsman (uncredited)
Roy Walker
draughtsman (uncredited)
Frank Willson
draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Chris Greenham
dubbing editor
Red Law
dubbing mixer
George Stephenson
sound recordist (as George Stevenson)
Jack Davies
boom operator (uncredited)
David Lenham
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Brian Marshall
dubbing crew (uncredited)
Brian Paxton
sound maintenance (uncredited)
Vorke Scarlett
dubbing crew (uncredited)
Ernest Webb
sound camera operator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Bob Cuff
matte painter (uncredited)
Doug Ferris
matte artist (uncredited)
John Mackey
model photography (uncredited) / travelling matte (uncredited)
George Samuels
model photography (uncredited) / travelling matte (uncredited)
Wally Veevers
model photography (uncredited) / travelling matte (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Peter Allwork
camera operator
Gerry Elliott
focus puller (uncredited)
Geoff Meldrum
second camera operator (uncredited)
Laurie Ridley
still photographer (uncredited)
Ray Sieman
clapper loader (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Bill Garlic
second assistant editor (uncredited)
John Lee
second assistant editor (uncredited)
John Poyner
assembly cutter (uncredited)
David Woodward
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

John Hollingsworth
conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Olga Brook
continuity

Additional Crew

Harold Ironmonger
consultant (as Rev. Harold Ironmonger)
Theo Richmond
personal assistant to producer
Derek Robbins
publicist (uncredited)
Dee Vaughan
production secretary (uncredited)
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