O Lucky Man! poster
Writer Malcolm McDowell, David Sherwin
Director Lindsay Anderson

O Lucky Man!

Tagline: Smile while you’re makin’ it. Laugh while you’re takin’ it. Even though you’re fakin’ it. Nobody’s gonna know …

Release Date: 1973-03-25

Duration: 178 minutes

Synopsis

This sprawling, surrealist comedy serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in modern Britain.

Casting

  • Helen Mirren
    Patricia / Casting Assistant
  • Malcolm McDowell
    Michael Arnold Travis / Plantation Thief
  • Warren Clarke
    Master of Ceremonies (Nightspot) / Warner / Male Nurse
  • Ralph Richardson
    Sir James Burgess / Monty
  • Michael Elphick
    Man at Stag Party
  • Philip Stone
    Jenkins / Interrogator / Salvation Army Major
  • Rachel Roberts
    Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards
  • David Sterne
  • Michael Medwin
    Army Captain/Power Station Technician/Duke of Belminster
  • Bill Owen
    Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding