''Mr Smith'' is a 1976 short film written and directed by

Adrian Lyne Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941) is an English film director, writer and producer. Having begun his career directing 1970s television commercials, Lyne made well-received short films which were entries in the London Film Festival. He started mak ...

and starring

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. It was often shown as a 'filler' in London's West End cinemas along with horror or soft porn films such as ''

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''. It was Lyne's second short film, following ''The Table'' (1973), and was well received at the

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Story

The film traces a day in the life of middle-aged Mr Smith ( Barkworth), which ends with his suicide.''Mr Smith'' at the BFI
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Cast

Annette Crosbie Annette Crosbie (born 12 February 1934) is a Scottish actor.Annette Crosbie fil ...

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* Graham Ashley *

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Ingrid Hafner Ingrid Hafner (13 November 1936 – 20 May 1994) was a British actress, born in London. Her father was Raoul Hafner, an Austrian helicopter pioneer, and her mother Eileen Myra McAdam was a descendant of Scottish-born John Loudon McAdam, the roa ...

Carole Hayman Carole Hayman is an English writer, broadcaster, actor and director. She was born in Kent, and attended Leeds University and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She has been an actress and theatre director and was an associate director at the Roy ...

* Steve James * Alan Lawrance * Gerald McAllister *

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References

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{{Adrian Lyne 1976 films 1976 short films Films directed by Adrian Lyne British short films Films about suicide 1970s English-language films