| The Statue | |
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| Directed by | Rod Amateau |
| Written by | Denis Norden Alec Coppel |
| Based on | Chip, Chip, Chip by Alec Coppel |
| Produced by | Anis Nohra executive Josef Shaftel |
| Starring | David Niven Virna Lisi Robert Vaughn Ann Bell |
| Cinematography | Piero Portalupi |
| Edited by | Ernest Hosler |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
Production company | Josef Shaftel Productions |
| Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Italy |
| Language | English |
| Box office | 40,890 admissions (France) 205,231 admissions (Spain)[1] |
The Statue is a 1971 British comedy film starring David Niven, Robert Vaughn, and Virna Lisi and directed by Rodney Amateau.[2][3] John Cleese and Graham Chapman appear in early career roles as the Niven character's psychiatrist and a newsreader, respectively.[4] Niven plays a Nobel Prize-winning professor who suspects his wife, played by Lisi, of infidelity when she makes and unveils an 18-foot statue of him with private parts recognisably not his own.[5] The film is based on the play called Chip, Chip, Chip by Alec Coppel.[6]
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- ^ "The Statue". British Film Institute. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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