The Admirable Crichton (1957 film)

The Admirable Crichton
Original British cinema poster
Directed byLewis Gilbert
Written byLewis Gilbert
(adaptation)
Screenplay byVernon Harris
Based onThe Admirable Crichton
1902 play
by J. M. Barrie
Produced byIan Dalrymple
Starring
CinematographyWilkie Cooper
Edited byPeter R. Hunt
Music byDouglas Gamley
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Modern Screen Play
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • 11 June 1957 (1957-06-11) (London)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£221,884[1]
Box office$840,000 (UK)[2]

The Admirable Crichton is a 1957 British south seas adventure comedy romance film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker and Sally Ann Howes. The film was based on J. M. Barrie's 1902 stage comedy of the same name. It was released in the United States as Paradise Lagoon.

  1. ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 359
  2. ^ "Col's 58 Brit Pix Seen Getting 50% of its UK Gross". Variety. 11 September 1957. p. 12.