The bed sitting room is a 1969 british comedy film directed by richard lester, starring an ensemble cast of british comic actors, and based on the play of the same name. Running jumping standing still is one of the most unique and underrated albums of the folk boom, perhaps the only psychedelic ragtime blues album ever made. The running, jumping and standing still film internet archive. The running jumping and standing still film canberra museum. Running, jumping and standing still film, the 1959. The album is often credited in koerners solo discography. Dick bentley, mario fabrizi, spike milligan, peter sellers a short film with no plot as such. Great how a movie over fifty years old can still make a modern. Reel mccoy film society presents bimonthly film screenings of classic cinema. Running, jumping, standing still is an album by blues artists spider john koerner and willie murphy, released in 1969. It was filmed over two sundays in 1959, at a cost of around. He is known for his work with the beatles in the 1960s and his work on the superman film series in the 1980s. The british actor and comedian peter sellers 19251980 performed in many genres of light entertainment, including film, radio and theatre. It was entered into the 19th berlin international film festival.
Running, jumping and standing still film, the news. His early association with the goons had already borne surreal, silent fruit in the running jumping and standing still film 1959, created by spike milligan and richard lester. The most significant earlier efforts are the cinema feature film, down among the z men new realm, 1952, and the featurette, the case of the mukkinese battle horn kingsleyunion films, 1956. The running, jumping and standing still film 1959 dvd. Spike milligan is the godfather of british alternative comedy. The cast included lester, sellers, and sellerss partner from the goon show, spike milligan, who also cowrote the script. He appeared in the bbc radio comedy series the goon show, recorded a number of hit comic songs and became known internationally through his many film characterisations, among them chief inspector clouseau in the pink panther film series. A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread. The running, jumping and standing still film 1959 dvd zeus. The running, jumping and standing still film richard lester 1959 11min. My favorite moment in the film comes, courtesy of spike milligan, at about 6 minutes and 30 seconds in.
This beatles film has an obscure asian cult, that believes in human sacrifice, chasing ringo after he accidentally put on the their victims ceremonial ring. All of the events in this film take place in a field. Trumpametraziame filme begantis, sokinejantis ir ramiai stovintis filmas the running, jumping and standing still film 1959 m. Click the button below to add the the running, jumping and standing still film 1959 dvd to your wish list. Running, jumping, standing still spider john koerner.
Aug 20, 2014 provided to youtube by rhinoelektra running, jumping, standing still john koerner willie murphy running, jumping, standing still. Jun 04, 2008 running jumping standing still on the go show 1966 heres a different clip of andy james rjss on the go show originally aired 5th august 1966 hosted by johnny young. Its still a good movie and captures the beatles as beatlemania was sweeping the country and they were about to break across the atlantic on the ed sullivan show. He is pursued by the cult, a pair of mad scientists, a member of a side cult that no longer believes in human sacrifice, and the london police who are trying to help. Peter sellers on stage, radio, screen and record wikipedia. Director, dick lester shows the antics of peter sellers and a group of actors who perform a series of outrageous studies in the english countryside. This film, directed by richard lester, was shot over two sundays. Main image of running, jumping and standing still film, the 1960. Supposedly one of his first films, the running jumping is basically one sight gag after another, cleverly crafted yet somewhat rudimentary.
Richard lester liebman born january 19, 1932, commonly referred to as dick lester, is a retired american film director based in the united kingdom. Nominated for an oscar for best liveaction short, it features lester, spike milligan, peter sellers, graham stark, and bruce lacey. Directed by richard lester 1959 united kingdom this film, directed by richard lester, was shot over two sundays in 1959 for a cost of about seventy pounds. Find out everything empire knows about running, jumping and standing still film, the. Running jumping standing still on the go show 1966 youtube. But exquisite english slapstick comedy with lots of sight gags. Released by pyramid films contributor internet archive language english. With richard lester, peter sellers, dick bentley, mario fabrizi. He pioneered revolutionary radio comedy with the creation of the goon show and went on to be a. Richard lester had already worked with the anarchic goons on tv a show called fred and on film the 1959 short the running jumping and standing still film and thus was no stranger to madcap mayhem. Released by pyramid films contributor internet archive language. The critic irv slifkin remarked that the film was a reflection of the cynicism of peter sellers, describing the film as a protopythonesque adaption of. It brims over with boisterous energy and stellar playing, driven by john koerners distinctive guitar work and willie murphys dynamic. The running jumping and standing still film 1959 11 minutes, uk director.
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