Brothers in Law
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Brothers in Law | |
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Directed by | Roy Boulting |
Produced by | John Boulting |
Written by | Henry Cecil (book) Roy Boulting Jeffrey Dell Frank Harvey Jr. |
Starring | Richard Attenborough Ian Carmichael Terry-Thomas Jill Adams Miles Malleson |
Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum |
Editing by | Anthony Harvey |
Distributed by | British Lion Films Tudor |
Release date(s) | 1957 |
Running time | 94 min. |
Country | U.K. / U.S.A. |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Brothers in Law was a 1955 comedy book by Henry Cecil, himself a County Court judge, about Roger Thursby — a young barrister — experiencing his first year in chambers. In 1957 the book was made into a film starring Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas directed by Roy Boulting.
In 1962 Frank Muir and Denis Norden adapted the book as a television series featuring an early performance by Richard Briers in the leading role. The series also spawned a spin-off Mr. Justice Duncannon, also written by Cecil. There were also two radio adaptations, one in 1955 starring Donald Sinden, and in 1970 in which Briers reprised the role. The latter radio series ran for thirty nine episodes.
[edit] External links
- BBC Comedy Guide
- Brothers in Law (film) at the Internet Movie Database
- Brothers in Law (TV series) at the Internet Movie Database
- Brothers in Law at All Movie Guide
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