| His Excellency | |
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| Directed by | Robert Hamer |
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| Based on | His Excellency by Dorothy Christie & Campbell Christie |
| Produced by | Michael Truman |
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| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Seth Holt |
| Music by | Ernest Irving |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £109,000[1] |
His Excellency is a 1952 British comedy drama film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Eric Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen Cherry and Susan Stephen. It follows a blunt Yorkshireman and former trade union leader, who is sent to take over as Governor of a British-ruled island in the Mediterranean.[2] It was based on the 1950 play of the same name by Dorothy Christie and Campbell Christie. The play was also filmed for Australian television in 1958.
The film was produced at Ealing Studios under the general oversight of Michael Balcon. The sets were designed by the art director Jim Morahan. Location shooting took place in Sicily around Palermo. The film was scored by Ernest Irving who incorporated a number of themes by Handel.