''The Cherry Picker'', also known as ''The Quiet Life'', is a 1972 British drama film directed by
Peter Curran and starring
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,
Bob Sherman,
Wilfrid Hyde-White
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Ea ...
,
Spike Milligan
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,
Patrick Cargill
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,
Jack Hulbert
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, Fiona Curzon,
Terry-Thomas
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and
Robert Hutton.
As of August 2014, the film was missing from the
BFI National Archive
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; although inferior quality copies are still in circulation it is still listed as one of the
British Film Institute
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's "
75 Most Wanted" lost films due to the loss of the original print.
Cast
*Nancy -
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*James Burn III -
Bob Sherman
*Appleby -
Terry-Thomas
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*Dobson -
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White (12 May 1903 – 6 May 1991) was a British character actor of stage, film and television. He achieved international recognition for his role as Colonel Pickering in the film version of the musical ''My Fair Lady'' (1964).
Ea ...
*Mr. Lal -
Spike Milligan
Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was an Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright. The son of an English mother and Irish father, he was born in British Raj, British Colonial India, where h ...
*Dr. Harrison -
Patrick Cargill
Patrick Cargill (3 June 191823 May 1996) was an English actor remembered for his lead role in the British television sitcom ''Father, Dear Father''.
Career
Cargill was born to middle-class parents living in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. After educati ...
*Sir Hugh Fawcett -
Jack Hulbert
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Biography
Born in Ely, Ca ...
*Maureen -
Fiona Curzon
*James Burn II -
Robert Hutton
*Mrs. Trulove -
Priscilla Morgan
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*Dan Haydock -
Arthur Blake
*Vicar -
Barry Wilsher
*Dr. Softman -
Bruce Boa
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*Pilkington -
Henry McGee
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*Mrs. Lal -
Marianne Stone
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*Dubbed Voice of Nancy -
Nikki van der Zyl
Monica "Nikki" van der Zyl (27 April 1935 – 6 March 2021) was a German actress based in the United Kingdom, known for her dubbing work on the ''James Bond'' film franchise.
Early life
Nikki van der Zyl was born on 27 April 1935 in Berlin, t ...
Production
The film was written, directed and produced by Curran.
References
External links
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1972 films
1972 drama films
British drama films
1970s rediscovered films
Rediscovered British films
1970s English-language films
1970s British films
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