Movie·1986·1h 36m
Clockwise
Mr. Stimpson ran his life and everyone else's by the clock. Then one day at 2:09 and 43 seconds... The clock decided to strike back.
Directed By
Christopher Morahan
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.
Written By
Michael Frayn
Producer
Michael Codron, Nat Cohen
Cinematography
John Coquillon
Music
George Fenton
Editor
Peter Boyle
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
218 votes
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// cast
Cast
John Cleese
Brian Stimpson
Penelope Wilton
Pat Garden
Alison Steadman
Gwenda Stimpson
Stephen Moore
Mr. John Jolly
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Ellie Trellis
Benjamin Whitrow
Headmaster
Geoffrey Palmer
Headmaster
Michael Aldridge
Prior
Sharon Maiden
Laura Wisely
Penny Leatherbarrow
Woman Teacher
Howard Lloyd-Lewis
Ted
Jonathan Bowater
Clint
Mark Bunting
Studious Boy
Robert Wilkinson
Streaker
John Bardon
Ticket Collector
Mark Burdis
Glen Scully
Nadia Sawalha
Mandy Kostakis
Dickie Arnold
Man at Station
// crew
Crew
Michael Codron
Producer
Michael Frayn
Screenplay
Christopher Morahan
Director
Nat Cohen
Executive Producer
Peter Boyle
Editor
George Fenton
Original Music Composer
Verity Lambert
Executive Producer
John Coquillon
Director of Photography
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