Raising the Wind ( Roommates )

Raising the Wind (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Roommates
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1961 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Gerald Thomas

Written By:
Bruce Montgomery

Actors:
James Robertson Justice ..... Sir Benjamin Boyd
Leslie Phillips ..... Mervyn Hughes
Paul Massie ..... Malcolm Stewart
Kenneth Williams ..... Harold Chesney
Liz Fraser ..... Miranda Kennaway
Eric Barker ..... Dr. Morgan Rutherford
Jennifer Jayne ..... Jill Clemons
Jimmy Thompson ..... Alex Spendlove
Sid James ..... Sid (as Sidney James)
Esma Cannon ..... Mrs. Deevens
Geoffrey Keen ..... Sir John
Jill Ireland ..... Janet
Victor Maddern ..... Removal Man
Lance Percival ..... Harry
Joan Hickson ..... Mrs. Bostwick

Synopsis:

Before he went on to direct the entire series of the legendary Carry On films Gerald Thomas made Raising The Wind based on a script by famed film score composer Bruce Montgomery. It follows the zany hi-jinks of an outlandish group of wacky music students who decide to share an apartment together in order to cut costs. But the situation becomes less than idyllic when one of the students sells one of his compositions and risks losing out on his scholarship. Luckily one of the gang has a cunning plan... Raising The Wind is an incredibly witty and endearing college comedy populated by mad professors, deaf landladies, evil music publishers, absent-minded lecturers, battling students and manic conductors. It also features early appearance from future stars of British film James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker.

Director Gerald Thomas and most of the cast and crew that worked in his "Carry On...." series of comedies are all back again in the funny, sometimes slapstick Raising the Wind. The plot is no more than a situation which then invites multiple sidetracks -- it seems the students at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Arts are going all out to get a coveted award. Thrown into their competitive ambiance is the classic absent-minded professor (Eric Barker), the more commonly found bad-tempered professor (James Robertson Justice), and a host of subsidiary characters, all played with gusto by professionals known for their comedic talents.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 26 February, 2010.

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