O Lucky Man! (1973)


O Lucky Man!
Release Date13 June 1973
TaglineSmile while you're makin' it. Laugh while you're takin' it. Even though you're fakin' it. Nobody's gonna know...
GenreComedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music
CountryUK
USA
Filming LocationsEngland, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSatire
ThemesBoss From Hell, Big Break
TonesQuirky, Humorous, Satirical
TagsCareer, Salesperson, Success

O Lucky Man! is a 1973 British comedy-drama fantasy film, intended as an allegory on life in a capitalist society. Directed by Lindsay Anderson, it stars Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis, whom McDowell had first played as a disaffected public schoolboy in his first film performance in Anderson's film if.... (1968). The film was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Michael Arnold Travis, Plantation thief

Monty, Sir James Burgess

Madame Paillard, Mrs. Richards, Gloria Rowe

Mr. Duff, Dr. Munda, Charlie Johnson

Patricia

Stewart, Prof. Millar, Meths Drinker

Factory chairman, Prison governor

Dandy Nichols
Neighbour, Tea Lady

Usher, Neighbour, Sister Hallett

Salvation Army major, Interrogator, Jenkins

Mary MacLeod
Mrs. Ball, Vicar'w Wife, Salvationist

Michael Bangerter
William, Interrogator, Assistant, Released prisoner

Wallas Eaton
Prison warder, Meths drinker, Film executive, Col. Steiger, John Stone

Master of Ceremonies , Male nurse, Warner

Insp. Carding, Supt. Barlow

Duke of Belminster, Army captain, Power station technician

Good lady

Examination doctor, Basil Keyes

Geoffrey Chater
Bishop, Vicar

Judge, General

Brian Glover
Plantation foreman, Bassett

Oswald

Pearl Nunez
Mrs. Naidu

Young man

David Daker
Man at stag party, Policeman at accident, Munda's manservant, Policeman at tenement

Power station guard, Policeman at accident, Policeman in court

Himself

Colin Green
Guitar

Clive Thacker
Tolly

Dave Markee
Bass guitarist

Ian Leake
Streaky

Bart Allison

Ben Aris
Mr. MacIntyre, Dr. Hyder, Flight Lt. Wallace

John Barrett
Bill

Coffee picker

Attenborough, Examination doctor

Constance Chapman
Lady Burgess

Paul Dawkins
Man at stag party, Plantation judge, Meths drinker

Anna Dawson
Becky

Geoffrey Hinsliff

Patricia Lawrence
Miss Hunter, Clinic receptionist

Christine Noonan
Mavis , Coffee trainee

Brian Pettifer
Laurence Biles

Peter Schofield
Club waiter, Tax inspector

Adele Strong
Elizabeth Valerie Stewart, Tenement neighbor

Hugh Thomas
Coffee salesman, Pickpocket

Glenn Williams
Pickpocket, Doctor, Mr. Spalding, Meths Drinker

Catherine Willmer
Dr. Houston

Film director

Patricia Healey
Hotel receptionist

Rachelle Miller
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Director

Producer

David Sherwin
writer, producer

producer

Basil Keys
associate producer

producer

producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Miroslav Ondrícek
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Editor

David Gladwell
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Casting Director

Miriam Brickman
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Production Designer

Jocelyn Herbert
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Art Director

Alan Withy
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Set Decorator

Harry Cordwell
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Makeup Department

Colin Jamison
hair stylist

Basil Newall
makeup artist

Paul Rabiger
makeup artist

Production Manager

Donald Toms
production manager

Zelda Barron
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Derek Cracknell
assistant director

Richard Jenkins
second assistant director

Art Department

Jack Carter
construction

John Lanzer
buyer

Ted Marshall
associate art director

Harry Newman
property master

Yves Simard
graphic artist

Richard Rambaut
draughtsman

Sound Department

Alan Bell
sound editor

Doug E. Turner
dubbing mixer

Christian Wangler
sound

Special Effects

John Stears
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Len Crowe
gaffer

Herbert Smith
camera operator

Dickie Lee
key grip

Roy Rodhouse
best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Elsa Fennell
wardrober

Editorial Department

Michael Ellis
assistant editor

Tom Priestley
supervising editor

Neil Thompson
assistant editor

Music Department

John Lundsten
music recordist

Other Crew

Valerie Booth
continuity

original idea

Roger Williams
assistant to director

Geoff Freeman
unit publicist

Anthony Sloman
insert director: "The Father Christmas" film

Production Company

Memorial Enterprises
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Sam
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Distributor

Cinefear

Warner Bros. Pictures
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Warner Home Video

Warner-Columbia Film

Miscellaneous

Lee Electrics
electricals

Lee Lighting
lighting






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Lindsay Anderson
If.... (1968)
O Dreamland (1953)
O Lucky Man!