The Millionairess

The millionaire is a British comedy Love from 1960, with Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren in the lead roles. It is the film adaptation of the eponymous stage play The Millionairess in 1936 by George Bernard Shaw.

Action

Epifania is Parerga. , After the death of her father as heir of his company, the richest woman in the world In the last will of the deceased, the condition for a marriage Epifanias is included that states that the future groom to be to multiply 500 pounds within three months to 15,000 pounds. She manages to marry the tennis player Alastair after he borrows only 500 pounds and then buys back shares for 15,000; the marriage fails, however, according to Alastair's affair with Polly Smith. Then Epifania tried to drown himself in the Thames, but is saved by the good-natured doctor Dr. Ahmed El Kabir. Epifania now takes the decision to marry the doctor, but this only cares about his patients, he has to deal with in a poorly equipped and dilapidated practice. After several failed attempts, in turn, to win the doctor opened this Epifania the last wishes of his mother, the future wife should not require three months with only 35 shillings. Be now both able to fulfill the last wishes of the other parent, they want to marry.

The millionaire buys and operates an Italian kitchen and makes her after three months actually a successful business; Dr. Kabir but is anxious to get rid of 500 pounds, and this creates even, whereupon Epifania despair threatens to sack their entire board of their company and move to a Tibetan monastery. Its director Juliues Sagamore trying to save his job by convincing Dr. Kabir of a marriage and buys his practice for 15,000 pounds. In the end, both push each other out of their love and kiss.

Reception

" The Millionaire " was rather middling reviews and scored on RottenTomatoes an audience rating of 51% positive votes; his imdb rating is 5.3/10 points. In 1961 he was nominated for the British BAFTA award for Best Screenplay.

Bosley Crowther criticized by the New York Times that the wit of Bernard Shaw's the one-dimensional game Sophia Loren and Peter Sellers' confront.

" The efforts of a fabulously wealthy heiress to an idealistic doctor of the poor, according to Shaw's satiric comedy as a piece of equipment and fashion show for the lead actress in scene. As the naughty dialogues of the template remained largely intact and Peter Sellers mastered his role, after all, was a kind multimillionaire Review of some charm. "

Trivia

Vittorio de Sica Italian director took on the supporting role of Joe; In 1965 he turned to Peter Sellers together the comedy Catch a fox!.

The two main actors took to advertise the film together the song " Goodness Gracious Me! " On.

1960 in film Anthony Asquith Film score Anthony Harvey Cinema of the United Kingdom Romance film After the Fox
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