O Lucky Man!
Smile while you’re makin’ it. Laugh while you’re takin’ it. Even though you’re fakin’ it. Nobody’s gonna know …
1973 | 184m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Lindsay Anderson |
|---|---|
| Writer: | David Sherwin, Malcolm McDowell |
| Staring: |
| An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 25, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Lindsay Anderson |
| Writer: | David Sherwin, Malcolm McDowell |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Drama, Music |
| Keywords | coffee, surreal, ambition, film in film, dark comedy, traveling salesman, music rehearsal, blackface, sex show, breast milk, film director, greek chorus |
| Production Companies | Memorial Enterprises, S.A.M. Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $2,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Malcolm McDowell | Michael Arnold Travis / Plantation Thief |
| Ralph Richardson | Sir James Burgess / Monty |
| Rachel Roberts | Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards |
| Arthur Lowe | Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda |
| Helen Mirren | Patricia / Casting Assistant |
| Graham Crowden | Stewart / Prof. Millar / Meths Drinker |
| Peter Jeffrey | Factory Chairman / Prison Governor |
| Dandy Nichols | Tea Lady / Neighbour |
| Mona Washbourne | Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett |
| Philip Stone | Jenkins / Interrogator / Salvation Army Major |
| Alan Price | Alan Price |
| Mary MacLeod | Mrs. Ball / Salvationist / Vicar's Wife |
| Michael Bangerter | William / Interrogator / Assistant / Released Prisoner |
| Wallas Eaton | John Stone (Coffee Factory) / Col. Steiger / Prison Warder / Meths Drinker / Film Executive |
| Warren Clarke | Master of Ceremonies (Nightspot) / Warner / Male Nurse |
| Bill Owen | Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding |
| Lindsay Anderson | Director |
| John Barrett | Bill |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes |
| James Bolam | Attenborough/Examination Doctor |
| Christine Noonan | Coffee Trainee / Mavis (Girl at Stag Party) |
| Michael Medwin | Army Captain/Power Station Technician/Duke of Belminster |
| Vivian Pickles | Good Lady |
| Geoffrey Chater | Bishop/Vicar |
| Anthony Nicholls | General/Judge |
| Brian Glover | Plantation Foreman/Bassett |
| Edward Judd | Oswald |
| Pearl Nunez | Mrs Naidu |
| Jeremy Bulloch | Young Man/Sportscar Driver/Sandwichboard Man |
| David Daker | Policeman at Accident/Man at Stag Party/Munda's Manservant/Policeman at Tenement |
| Edward Peel | Policeman at Accident/Power Station Guard/Policeman in Court |
| Ben Aris | Mr MacIntyre/Dr Hyder/Flight Lt. Wallace |
| Margot Bennett | Coffee Picker |
| Constance Chapman | Lady Burgess |
| Anna Dawson | Becky |
| Hugh Thomas | Denson |
| Catherine Willmer | Dr Houston |
| Patricia Healey | Hotel Receptionist |
| Michael Elphick | Man at Stag Party |
| Paul Dawkins | Plantation Judge/Meth Drinker/Man at Stag Party |
| David Sterne | |
| Patsy Smart | |
| Geoffrey Hinsliff | |
| Jill Goldston | Passerby (uncredited) |
| Brian Croucher | |
| Glenn Williams | Mr. Spalding / Doctor / Pickpocket / Meths Drinker |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Sherwin | Writer |
| Herbert Smith | Camera Operator |
| Alan Bell | Sound Editor |
| Colin Jamison | Hairstylist |
| Basil Newall | Makeup Artist |
| Miriam Brickman | Casting |
| Tom Priestley | Supervising Editor |
| Alan Withy | Art Direction |
| Chris Wangler | Sound |
| Len Crowe | Gaffer |
| Valerie Booth | Continuity |
| Paul Rabiger | Makeup Artist |
| Harry Cordwell | Set Decoration |
| Jocelyn Herbert | Production Design |
| Lindsay Anderson | Director |
| Alan Price | Original Music Composer |
| Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| David Gladwell | Editor |
| Malcolm McDowell | Writer |
| Derek Cracknell | Assistant Director |
| John Stears | Special Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Medwin | Producer |
| David Sherwin | Producer |
| Basil Keys | Associate Producer |
| Lindsay Anderson | Producer |
| Albert Finney | Producer |
| Malcolm McDowell | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Director | Lindsay Anderson | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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