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ONLY TWO CAN PLAY
U.K., 1962
Directed by Sidney Gilliat
Screenplay by Bryan Forbes
Based on the novel That Uncertain Feeling by Kingsley Amis
Starring Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling, Virginia Maskell, Richard Attenborough
Approx. 106 min. 35mm.
...at guess what? Libidinous, underachieving Welsh librarian Sellers finds his promotion chances hinge on successful relations with local bigwig’s wife, amorous Mai Zetterling. Scripted by Bryan Forbes from the Kingsley Amis novel.
Presented with support from The Ada Katz Fund for Literature in Film
Reviews
“Well-observed, dry, and just a tad smutty.”
– Time Out
“Sidney Gilliat's direction is deft, and Sellers is in form, which is about as good as comedians come.”
– Walter Goodman, The New York Times
“Sellers and Mai Zetterling evoke mature feelings of passion, something that Sellers would never accomplish again despite his great skills.”
– Dave Kehr