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| Directed by | Ken Russell |
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| Produced by | Kenneth Harper |
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| Cinematography | Kenneth Higgins |
| Edited by | Jack Slade |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
Production company | Kenwood |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £179,467[1] |
French Dressing is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Ken Russell (in his feature directorial debut) and starring James Booth, Marisa Mell and Roy Kinnear.[2][3] It was written by Peter Myers, Ronald Cass and Peter Brett.
The plot concerns a deckchair attendant in the run-down seaside resort of Gormleigh-on-Sea who is promoted to publicity officer. In an effort to drum up interest in the town he organises a film festival and invites a major French film star. The event is soon thrown into chaos by the machinations of jealous mayors from rival towns.[4]
Russell later called it "a very unhappy film as far as I was concerned".[5]
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- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945–1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360
- ^ "French Dressing". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "French Dressing (1964)". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ^ "French Dressing". The Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 31, no. 360. January 1964. p. 88. ISSN 0027-0407.
- ^ Vallance, Tom (29 November 2011). "Ken Russell". The Independent. p. 48. ISSN 1741-9743.