The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer is a 1970 British satirical comedy film starring Peter Cook as an enigmatic advertising executive who ruthlessly manipulates public opinion to climb the political ladder.

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instanceOf film
satirical comedy film
alternativeTitle The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
surface form: The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (no widely used alternative title)
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Alex Thomson
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Kevin Billington
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Richard Marden
featuresCameo Harold Pinter
filmingLocation United Kingdom
genre comedy film
political satire
satire
hasTheme manipulation of public opinion
media influence in politics
political ambition
mainCharacter Michael Rimmer
musicBy John Cameron
notableFor satirical portrayal of British politics and advertising in the late 1960s
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An enigmatic advertising executive ruthlessly manipulates public opinion to climb the political ladder.
producer Clive Parsons
Michael White
productionCompany Whitehouse Productions
releaseDate 1970
releaseYear 1970
runtime approximately 100 minutes
screenwriter Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Kevin Billington
Peter Cook
setting United Kingdom
starring Arthur Lowe
Denholm Elliott
Graham Chapman
Harold Pinter
John Cleese
Peter Cook
Ronald Fraser
timePeriodDepicted contemporary Britain of the late 1960s

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Peter Cook notableWork The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer alternativeTitle The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
this entity surface form: The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (no widely used alternative title)