What Changed Charley Farthing?
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Directed by | Sidney Hayers |
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Based on | What Changed Charley Farthing? by John Harris |
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Cinematography | Graham Edgar |
Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
Music by |
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Production company | Patuna Productions |
Distributed by | Fox-Rank |
Release date | 27 April 1975 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
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Language | English |
What Changed Charley Farthing? (also known as The Bananas Boat), is a 1975 British comedy film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Doug McClure, Lionel Jeffries, and Hayley Mills.[1][2] It is based on the 1965 novel of the same title by John Harris.
Premise[]
Roaming sailor Charley Farthing is paid to give safe passage out of revolutionary Cuba to a young woman (Hayley Mills) and her father (Lionel Jeffries).
Cast[]
- Doug McClure as Charley Farthing
- Lionel Jeffries as Houlihan
- Hayley Mills as Jenny
- Warren Mitchell as MacGregor
- Dilys Hamlett as Miss Parchment
- Alberto de Mendoza as Jumbo
- Victor Israel as Christmas
- Fernando Sancho as Lupez
- Luis Marín as Hatta
- Ricardo Palacios as Greek Captain
Production[]
The film was shot at Pinewood Studios near London. It was filmed on location in Aguilas in Spain, which filled in for Havana. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lionel Couch and Enrique Alarcón.
Release[]
What Changed Charley Farthing? was not released in the United States until January 1976, when it was retitled The Bananas Boat.[3]
Critical reception[]
TV Guide called the film "a total misfire."[4]
The Spectator called it "a nice piece of slapstick".[5]
References[]
- ^ "What Changed Charley Farthing? (1974)".
- ^ WHAT CHANGED CHARLEY FARTHING? Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 42, Iss. 492, (Jan 1, 1975): 118.
- ^ "What Changed Charley Farthing? - Film from RadioTimes".
- ^ "What Changed Charley Farthing?".
- ^ What Changed Charley Farthing? Robinson, Kenneth. The Spectator; London Vol. 234, Iss. 7661, (Apr 26, 1975): 522.
External links[]
- What Changed Charley Farthing? at IMDb
- What Changed Charley Farthing? at AllMovie
- What Changed Charley Farthing? at Letterbox DVD
- What Changed Charley Farthing? at BFI
- English-language films
- 1975 films
- 1975 comedy films
- British films
- British comedy films
- Spanish films
- Films shot at Pinewood Studios
- Films directed by Sidney Hayers
- Films set in Cuba
- British comedy film stubs