Title:

Father Goose

Synopsis:

As the unshaven, messy misanthrope Walter Eckland, a World War II-era beach bum who monitors Japanese air activity for the Australian navy in exchange for booze, Grant makes a convincingly hard-bitten, hard-drinking antihero. Until, that is, a pretty French schoolmistress (Leslie Caron) and her seven little charges (all girls) survive a nearby plane crash and invade Eckland’s raunchy isolation. Directed by 1960s hit-maker Ralph Nelson (The Lilies of the Field, Charly), Father Goose is a glossy comedy that also does justice to its more suspenseful scenes (a deadly snakebite suffered by Caron’s character is especially memorable) and leaves plenty of room for Grant to indulge in some entertaining if atypical screen behaviour. All in all, this is a minor treat in the actor’s magnificent filmography.

Format:

DVD-R

Movie Release Year:

1964

Rating:

Barcode:

887090064705

Genre:

Classics

War

Subgenre:

Classic Cinema

Show Type:

Movie

IMDb Rating:

7.3

Date Added:

2018-02-07 21:27:58

Original Aspect Ratio:

1.33:1

Actors:

Cary Grant

Trevor Howard

Leslie Caron

Jack Good

Sharyl Locke

Directors:

Ralph Nelson

Runtime:

118

Country of Purchase:

United States

Release Date:

1964-12-10

Studios:

Melange Pictures LLC

Codec:

H.264 / AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10)

Discs:

Region:

Catalog Number:

2227 / Book 03

Packaging:

Snap Case

Automatic Estimated Value:

~$21.75

Automatic Estimated Date:

2026-02-18

Date Added:

2018-02-07 21:27:58

Father Goose

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