Stop the World: I Want to Get Off

Stop the World: I Want to Get Off

1966
1h 40m
4.3

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Overview

The Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse London and Broadway musical hit Stop the World, I Want to Get Off is given literal treatment in this filmization. Newley stars as Littlechap, whose allegorical rise to success is countered by the instability of his private life. Like the play, the film is staged impressionistically, with Newley decked out in mime makeup and periodically stopping the action to address the audience, and with all the women in his life -- German, American and "Typically English" -- played by a single actress (Millicent Martin, taking over from the stage version's Anna Quayle). In Wizard of Oz fashion, the play itself is lensed in color, while the brief prologue, showing the actors preparing for their performance, is in black-and-white. The production includes such standards (and perennial audition pieces) as What Kind of Fool Am I? and Gonna Build a Mountain.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 25, 1966
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0061034

Cast

Tony Tanner
Tony Tanner

Little Chap

Millicent Martin
Millicent Martin

Evie / Anya / Ara / Ginnie

Leila Croft
Leila Croft

Susan

Valerie Croft
Valerie Croft

Jane

Neil Hawley
Neil Hawley

Little Little Chap

Key Crew

Philip Saville
Director
Leslie Bricusse
Writer
Anthony Newley
Writer