If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

1968 0h 55m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Set in a cemetery, the film tells the story of a young man whom a blind man wrongly imagines to be black, and explores the nature of human prejudice.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ronald Radd
Laurence Hardy
The Vicar
Frank Thornton
The Undertaker
Leonard Cracknell
Moray Watson
The Officer
Lally Bowers
Peter Craze
Leslie Sands
The Blind Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Jarrott
Writers: Johnny Speight
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ronald Radd and Laurence Hardy and Frank Thornton carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0381269 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Charles Jarrott directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Ronald Radd and Laurence Hardy and Frank Thornton carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0381269 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.