Lucky Jim (1957 film)

This article is about a film directed by John Boulting. For 2003 British television film directed by Robin Sheppard, see Lucky Jim (2003 film).

Lucky Jim
Original British quad format film poster
Directed byJohn Boulting
Screenplay byPatrick Campbell
Based onLucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis
Produced byRoy Boulting
StarringIan Carmichael
Terry-Thomas
Hugh Griffith
Sharon Acker
CinematographyMutz Greenbaum
Edited byMax Benedict
Music byJohn Addison
Production
company
Charter Film Productions
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Release date
  • 17 September 1957 (1957-09-17) (UK)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£172,289[1]

Lucky Jim is a 1957 British comedy film directed by John Boulting and starring Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas and Hugh Griffith.[2] It is an adaptation of the 1954 novel Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis.[3]

  1. ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 359
  2. ^ "Lucky Jim (1957)". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
  3. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Lucky Jim (1957)". screenonline.org.uk.