The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton

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Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household; he believes in treating his servants as his equals--at least sometimes. His butler Crichton still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and between-maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Admirable Crichton:

Kenneth More
Diane Cilento
Cecil Parker
Sally Ann Howes
Martita Hunt
Jack Watling

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Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household; he believes in treating his servants as his equals--at least sometimes. His butler Crichton still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and between-maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.

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User Review - 8/10 by Kevin M. WI never even heard of this film, but what a gem it is! Brit social conventions are the target here as a snooty family of royals find their prejudices tested once stranded on the ever clichéd desert island. The cast is great in both settings, at home in high society and once roughing it in the wild, too. Another one to look for, and well worth the looking.
User Review - 8/10 by Alvin MNice family movie. The clash of the classes with a British accent!
User Review - 8/10 by Stuart KDirected by Lewis Gilbert (Alfie (1966) You Only Live Twice (1967) and Educating Rita (1983)), this is an amusing, comedic adventure based on J. M. Barrie's 1902 stage play (there was more to him than Peter Pan). It's a great little British film with a lovely location too, and a good little ensemble at it's centre. It's tight, focused and to the point, and it makes a nice alternative to something like Swiss Family Robinson. William Crichton (Kenneth More) is the trusted and loyal Butler to the Earl of Loam (Cecil Parker) and his family. After a potentially damaging scandal involving a suffragette meeting, Loam decides to take his family on holiday on his luxury yacht to get away from it all, taking along Crichton, his daughters Mary (Sally Ann Howes), Catherine (Mercy Haystead) and Agatha (Miranda Connell), clergyman John Treherne (Jack Watling), Lord Woolley (Gerald Harper) and servant Eliza Tweeney (Diane Cilento). But the yacht goes off course and is shipwrecked, leaving them stranded, but Crichton is on hand to help out and provide the clueless family with food and supplies. The Loam family are so used to having things done for them, but here, the tables turn, and they have to learn to survive. Gilbert gets the best from his cast, More plays Crichton with a beat deadpan approach, and it's very funny. To see how they survive on the island for so long is great fun to watch, (filmed in Bermuda). It's a shame you don't get family entertainment like this now, this is a nostalgic look at how entertaining films should be done.
User Review - 8/10 by David STo say they don't really make them like this anymore is a bit of a lie as the Madonna disaster 'Swept Away' uses a lot of elements from this story. It would be safer to say they don't make them as good as this nowadays. Here we have the ever reliable More (a mainstay of 50's British films) as the title character teaching the family he works for what it is to be a human being and falling in love along the way. The film looks great (the island looks just like the one in 'Swiss Family Robinson') and a great cast. A perfect Sunday afternoon film. Just sit back and enjoy.
User Review - 6/10 by Sgt. C(52%) A sweet and stagy British comedy that goes with a Sunday afternoon like a joint of roast beef. Ken More is more than capable in the lead, and even if it's far from a classic it's still charming and mildly amusing enough for a one time only watch.
User Review - 6/10 by Karsh DKenneth More is superbly cast here as the versatile butler who takes care of a upper class family when they get shipwrecked on a deserted island. After watching this you should watch the two ronnies sketch based on this. Hilarious!
User Review - 6/10 by Ardell WI saw the second half of this film about 20 years ago, when I was at school. At that point, the castaways had already established their new society, so watching the entire film I was interested to see how they got to that point. Unfortunately, a lot of this was glossed over: Crichton flatly refuses to follow orders that he disagrees with, then there's a 2-year time jump. Maybe this would have worked better as a TV (mini-)series, with more time to develop the plot. Similarly, some characters are better developed than others. Lady Mary is the most interesting character, while Agatha is ... also there. Still, it's an entertaining film, and I got sufficiently involved in the story to be frustrated at the ending. That's not a criticism of the writers, because I'm pretty sure it was deliberate. Really, I think that the point of the film is to advocate social mobility (a meritocracy) rather than complete equality.
User Review - 6/10 by Scott RA witty comedy that puts English conventions under the microscope with a family stranded on a desert island. Sally Ann Howes was beautiful and Kenneth More was sharp.

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