A Day to Remember

"Comedy sailing to a new high!"

1953 1h 32m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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A group of men from a London pub are going on a darts team outing to Boulogne. Various members of the party have different reasons for going and get involved in various adventures.

“Comedy sailing to a new high!”

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Cast

Stanley Holloway
Charley Porter
Donald Sinden
Jim Carver
Joan Rice
Vera Mitchell
Odile Versois
Martine Berthier
James Hayter
Fred Collins
Harry Fowler
Stan Harvey
Edward Chapman
Mr. Robinson
Bill Owen
Shorty Sharpe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ralph Thomas
Writers: Robin Estridge
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ralph Thomas, shot by Ernest Steward. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Clifton Parker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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Editor Gerald Thomas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Stanley Holloway and Donald Sinden and Joan Rice carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Comedy sailing to a new high!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0045672 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ralph Thomas directs. Ernest Steward behind the camera. Clifton Parker scores. Gerald Thomas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Ralph Thomas, shot by Ernest Steward. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Clifton Parker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Gerald Thomas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Stanley Holloway and Donald Sinden and Joan Rice carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Comedy sailing to a new high!".
7IMDB entry: tt0045672 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ernest Steward
Original score: Clifton Parker
Editing: Gerald Thomas
Costume design: Yvonne Caffin
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: A Day to Remember (1953)

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Community reviews

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CinemaSerf2025-09-05
★ 6/10
Under the captaincy of the rather pompous “Fred” (James Hayter) a gang of blokes who play darts in the same London boozer decide to take their annual seaside trip to the other side of the Channel this year, and so board the ferry to Boulogne. They are an eclectic bunch who rather stereotypically epitomise the English abroad - beer and steak and kidney pudding, a stiff upper lip and some antics with les mademoiselles that come to centre, rather sentimentally, on the rather dreary “Jim” (Donald Sinden) who has a bored girlfriend at home and “Martine” (Odile Versois). That romance does rather drag the pace a bit but even with his character, the reminiscences of the war are never far away and usually rather delicately expressed through a combination of mischief and Churchillian spirit. Stanley Holloway is on solid form too, usually with a pint in hand, still imagining he was of an age when the young ladies might give his “Charley” a second glance, whilst poor old Bill Owen just wants to do his own impersonation of “Gunga Din” because people rib him about being vertically challenged! It’s quite an amiable example of a cinematic entente cordiale, too, as their local hosts prove sporting and hospitable to visitors who might have ten French words between them! This film is not exactly laugh out loud, but more a gently lolling comedic excursion with a cast of professionals taking an oblique look back at war whilst having a fun day au bord de la mer, and I quite enjoyed it.

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