The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
Overview
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.5552 |
Directed By
Kevin Billington
Crew
Kevin Billington
Peter Cook
John Cleese
Graham Chapman
Kevin Billington
Alex Thomson
Olga Angelinetta
Eddie Knight
Carmen Dillon
Stan Hawkes
Ken Lewington
Harry Arbour
Jonathan Morris
Arkadi De Rakoff
Richard Hymns
Ron Jackson
Michael Dryhurst
Jenny Reid
John Merrick
Ken Rolls
Ken Scrivener
Barry Wilkinson
Arnold Ross
Jim Willis
Dave Clarke
Harvey Harrison
Mike Fox
Harry Fine
David Frost
TOP CAST
Peter Cook
Michael Rimmer
Denholm Elliott
Peter NIss
Arthur Lowe
Ferret
John Cleese
Pumer
Vanessa Howard
Patricia Cartwright
Ronald Fraser
Tom Hutchinson
Graham Chapman
Fromage
Ann Beach
Receptionist
Desmond Walter-Ellis
Buffery
Dudley Foster
Federman
James Cossins
Crodder
Valerie Leon
Tanya
William Job
Waring
Elspeth March
Mrs. Ferret
Dennis Price
Fairburn
Monika Ringwald
Girl in Commercial
Diana Coupland
Mrs. Spimm
Michael Trubshawe
Mandeville
Harold Pinter
Steven Hench
Ronnie Corbett
Interviewer
Norman Bird
Alderman Poot
Graham Crowden
Bishop of Cowley
Richard Pearson
Wilting
Jerry Ram
Ranjit X
Roger Maxwell
Party Chairman
George A. Cooper
Blacket
Arthur Lovegrove
Studio Doorman
Roland Culver
Sir Eric Bentley
Jonathan Cecil
'Spot'
Ronald Baddiley
Freddie Daring
Frank Thornton
Tom Stoddart
Richard Caldicot
Bream
Nicholas Phipps
Snaggot
Guy Middleton
Potter
Julian Glover
Colonel Moffat
Robert Raglan
General Strike
Norman Rossington
Guide at Porton Down
Martin Boddey
Major Mathieson
Michael Barrington
Major Scott
Michael Bates
Mr. Spimm
Sinéad Cusack
Yvonne (Uncredited)
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