Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
73 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1980 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Steve Roberts

Written By:
Steve Roberts
Vivian Stanshall

Actors:
Trevor Howard ..... Sir Henry Rawlinson
Patrick Magee ..... Rev. Slodden
Denise Coffey ..... Mrs E - housekeeper
J.G. Devlin ..... Old Scrotum - butler
Harry Fowler ..... Buller Bullethead
Sheila Reid ..... Lady Florrie Rawlinson
Vivian Stanshall ..... Hubert Rawlinson
Suzanne Danielle ..... Candice Rawlinson
Daniel Gerroll ..... Ralph Rawlinson
Ben Aris ..... Lord Tarquin of Staines
Liz Smith ..... Lady Phillipa of Staines
Jeremy Child ..... Peregrine Maynard
Susan Porrett ..... Porcelain
Gary Waldhorn ..... Max
Simon Jones ..... Joachim

Synopsis:

The central, though nearly impenetrable, plot of Sir Henry at Rawlinson End is Sir Henry's (Trevor Howard) attempts to exorcise the trouserless ghost of his dead brother, Humbert, whom he accidentally killed in a drunken duck-shooting incident. This is aided, or hindered, by his mad family and servants including the tapeworm-obsessed Mrs. E; Old Scrotum, the wrinkled retainer; the eternally knitting Aunt Florrie and Lady Phillipa of Stains, a turkey-legged old soak. With German PoWs in the garden, fishing for hairdressers, a mechanical bulldog, a horse in the billiards room, and a marriage bed furnished with a barbed-wire divide, the mayhem of Rawlinson End is endless....

Trevor Howard is virtually the whole show in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End. He plays an eccentric-to-the-point-of-insanity nobleman whose love affair with the bottle is a long standing source of family embarrassment. Still, when the family mansion is plagued by an unfriendly ghost, Howard finds himself the only one willing or able to exorcise the spirit. Sir Henry at Rawlinson End was based on a radio play by Vivien Stanshall. As such, it is more satisfying for the ear than for the eye.

The bizarre household of a drunken English aristocrat attempts to exorcise a family ghost, that of his brother, who was shot 'en flagrante delicto' and must be 'retrousered' if his spirit is to rest.

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