The Green Man
Seen it?1956 | 80 min | Comedy, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fans of cool, efficient anti-heroes and crime fans. Lean and efficient, like its main character. Same wavelength as The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! or A Shot in the Dark.
- The mood
- Darkly funny.
- The pace
- Light on its feet, at 1 hr 20 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1956: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Day, Basil Dearden
- Alastair SimHawkins
- George ColeWilliam Blake
- Terry-ThomasCharles Boughtflower
- Jill AdamsAnn Vincent
- Raymond HuntleySir Gregory Upshott
- Colin GordonReginald Willoughby-Cruft
- Avril AngersMarigold
- John ChandosMcKechnie
- Eileen MooreJoan Wood
- Arthur BroughLandlord