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The Big Chance

The Big Chance

1957Movie⏱️ 59m
CrimeDrama
6.2
IMDB Rating
168 votes

A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise.

Director
Peter Graham Scott
Writers
Barbara S. Harper, Peter Graham Scott
Stars
Adrienne Corri, William Russell, Ian Colin
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 7
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Adrienne Corri
Adrienne Corri
as Diana Maxwell
William Russell
William Russell
as Bill Anderson
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Ian Colin
as Adam Maxwell
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Penelope Bartley
as Betty Anderson
Ferdy Mayne
Ferdy Mayne
as Dimitri Aperghis
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John Rae
as Mr. Jarvis
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Mary Jones
as Miss Jessop
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Douglas Ives
as Stan Willett
Doris Yorke
Doris Yorke
as Mrs. Willett
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John Walters
as Customs Man

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Southall Studios, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK
Production
Major Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

b moviemarital problemliefake passportname change

🎯 Categories

CrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Might This Have Been Intended As A Comedy?
by boblipton2023-06-08
5/10

"William Russell is a clerk at a travel agency with a dull life. He dreams of adventure and travel, but his wife awon't let him. One day, a client reschedules a trip to Panama, and his boss trusts him with the combination to the vault, so he empties the vault and takes the ticket, intending to do something different. On the way he meets Adrienne Corri, who married a rich man and now regrets. So they start to have a series of misadventures that in the hands of a differently slanted director and a score that didn't insist on wailing trumpets might have been a very amusing comedy, as th..."

📖 Synopsis

A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise.