The Million Pound Note
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The Million Pound Note is a 1954 British comedy film, based on a Mark Twain story, about a penniless man who is given an enormous banknote that transforms his social standing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Million Pound Note canonical | 2 |
| The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | literary work by Mark Twain ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Mark Twain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Million Pound Bank Note
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short story by Mark Twain ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Geoffrey Unsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Julie Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Ronald Neame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
General Film Distributors
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Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Clive Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s British cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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satirical film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Man with a Million NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Jane Griffiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Henry Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterPortrayedBy | Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | satire of social snobbery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A penniless American in London is given a one-million-pound banknote as part of a bet and finds that its mere possession transforms his social standing. ⓘ |
| producer | John Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | J. Arthur Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionDesigner | John Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1954-04-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jill Craigie
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Ronald Neame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| starring |
A. E. Matthews
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Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Griffiths NERFINISHED ⓘ Joyce Grenfell NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Denham NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Squire NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilfrid Hyde-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
power of money
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social class ⓘ wealth and status ⓘ |
| title | The Million Pound Note NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories