The Wrong Box
In 1818, England, a tontine i(lottery) is established for 20 boys by their parents. Each parent put £1000 into the pot, the winner being the last surviving boy, will recieve all the money (the total, £100,000.00 – (equal to over £12m today). The group dwindles until only 2 elderly brothers are left by1882. One brother's watched by his nephews who'll keep him alive at all costs. The other lives in ill health and poverty – the only support is his perpetually confused grandson. A deliciously hysterical black comedy —John Vogel <[email protected]>
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Director: Bryan Forbes
Actors: Dudley Moore, John Mills, Michael Caine, Nanette Newman, Peter Cook, Peter Sellers, Ralph Richardson
Country: United Kingdom