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The Odd Job
1978 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Peter Medak |
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| Writer: | Graham Chapman, Bernard McKenna |
| Staring: |
| Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him... | |
| Release Date: | Aug 31, 1978 |
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| Director: | Peter Medak |
| Writer: | Graham Chapman, Bernard McKenna |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Charisma Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 11, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Graham Chapman | Arthur Harris |
| David Jason | The Odd Job Man |
| Diana Quick | Fiona Harris |
| Simon Williams | Tony Sloane |
| Edward Hardwicke | Inspector Black |
| Bill Paterson | Sergeant Mull |
| Michael Elphick | Raymonde |
| Carolyn Seymour | Angie |
| Joe Melia | Head Waiter |
| George Innes | Caretaker |
| Stewart Harwood | Bernard |
| James Bree | Mr Kemp |
| Zulema Dene | Mrs Kemp |
| Richard O'Brien | Batch |
| Dave Atkins | Milkman |
| Carl Andrews | Taxi Driver |
| John Judd | Police Driver |
| Nick Edmett | PC |
| Toby Salaman | Barman |
| Tiny Keelin | Boston Startler |
| David Hatton | Old Man |
| Anthony Milner | Waiter |
| Mark Penfold | Ambulanceman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Medak | Director |
| Graham Chapman | Writer |
| Bernard McKenna | Writer, Theatre Play |
| Howard Blake | Original Music Composer |
| Ken Hodges | Director of Photography |
| Barrie Vince | Editor |
| Mary Selway | Casting Director |
| Tony Curtis | Art Direction |
| John Wilcox | Production Manager |
| Stephen Christian | First Assistant Director |
| Neil Binney | Camera Operator |
| Claude Hitchcock | Sound Recordist |
| Doug E. Turner | Sound Mixer |
| Nicolas Gaster | Sound Editor |
| Alan Pattillo | Sound Editor |
| Ron Purdie | Location Manager |
| Alexander De Grunwald | Location Manager |
| David Minty | Assistant Art Director |
| Alan Boyle | Makeup Artist |
| Barbara Ritchie | Hairdresser |
| Cheryl Leigh | Script Supervisor |
| Marina Drecker | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Keith Batten | Boom Operator |
| Vic Smith | Second Assistant Director |
| Larry Edmonds | Production Accountant |
| Gerald C. Wheatley | Production Executive |
| Dennis Griffin | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Fred Anderson | Gaffer |
| Alan Bryce | Special Effects |
| Terry Busby | Assistant Editor |
| William Diver | Assistant Editor |
| Richard James | Assistant Editor |
| John Godfrey | Construction Manager |
| Mark Ezra | Unit Publicist |
| Bob Wilkins | Third Assistant Director |
| Terry Pearce | Clapper Loader |
| David Gatrell | Sound Assistant |
| Peter Wood | Grip, Scenic Artist |
| Derek Creedon | Property Master |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Graham Chapman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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