"A sportive look at the fertility rites (and wrongs) of Western society."

1968

1h 32m

5.7(16 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin for their pills. Is it the teenage niece, the maid, the chauffeur, a lover, Prudence's husband Gerald, or all of the above?

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Deborah Kerr

Prudence Hardcastle

Acting

David Niven

Gerald Hardcastle

Acting

Robert Coote

Henry Hardcastle

Acting

Irina Demick

Elizabeth Brett

Acting

Joyce Redman

Grace Hardcastle

Acting

Judy Geeson

Geraldine Hardcastle

Acting

Keith Michell

Dr. Alan Huart

Acting

Edith Evans

Roberta Bates

Sound

David Dundas

Tony Bates

Acting

Vickery Turner

Rose

Acting

Hugh Armstrong

Ted

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Acting

Peter Butterworth

Chemist

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Moyra Fraser

Woman in Tea Shop

Acting

Annette Kerr

Gerald's Secretary

Acting

Harry Towb

Racetrack Official

Directing

Jonathan Lynn

Chemist's Assistant

Acting

Ivor Dean

City Banker in Taxi Cab (uncredited)

Acting

Arthur Hewlett

Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

Acting

Michael Hordern

Dr. Morley (uncredited)

Acting

John Tatham

Man Sitting in Grandstand at the Races (uncredited)

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Joseph Tregonino

Waiter (uncredited)

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