Clockwise
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Clockwise is a 1986 British comedy film starring John Cleese as a punctual but beleaguered headmaster whose obsessive timekeeping leads to a series of disastrous misadventures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Michael Frayn ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Alison Steadman as Gwenda Stimpson
NERFINISHED
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John Cleese as Brian Stimpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Penelope Wilton as Pat NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon Maiden as Laura Wisely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Kenneth MacMillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Christopher Morahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | The Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Rank Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Peter Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureFilmDebutFor | Sharon Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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farce ⓘ road movie ⓘ |
| hasPosterTagline | “The more he tries to be on time, the worse it gets.” ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
obsession
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social embarrassment ⓘ time and punctuality ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clockwise_(film) ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Brian Stimpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | obsessive timekeeping ⓘ |
| notableFor | John Cleese’s portrayal of a time-obsessed headmaster ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British cinema of the 1980s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A punctual headmaster’s attempts to reach a headmasters’ conference on time lead to escalating misadventures. ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Codron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | HandMade Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1986-03-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Frayn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| starring |
Alison Steadman
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Geoffrey Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Hickson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ Penelope Wilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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John Cleese