Insomnia is Good for You

1957 0h 26m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Sellers as the same salesman character he was in Dearth Of A Salesman is unable to sleep for 62 hours as he frets over one weekend about a meeting with his boss on Monday that he doesn't know the reason for.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Peter Sellers
Hector Dimwittie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leslie Arliss
Writers: Leslie Arliss, Mordecai Richler
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0050543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Leslie Arliss directs. Helen Wiggins cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Helen Wiggins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt0050543 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.