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"They're killing him bit by bit!" Flamboyant, flame-haired 70-plus Augusta Bertram has opened a package containing a finger that recently belonged to her years-ago lover. The victim's kidnappers continue mailing expendable body parts, and Augusta enlists the aid of her stuffy nephew in a mad to-the-rescue adventure across Europe in pursuit of $100,000 in ransom money. The scramble to save a life just might also liberate the nephew's life-starved soul.
Original Release
12/17/1972
US Release
12/17/1972
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Maggie Smith | Aunt Augusta / Augusta Bertram |
Alec McCowen | Henry Pulling / Henry |
Louis Gossett Jr. | Wordsworth |
Robert Stephens | Ercole Visconti / Visconti |
Cindy Williams | Tooley |
Robert Flemyng | Crowder |
José Luis López Vázquez | Dambreuse |
Raymond Gérôme | Mario |
Daniel Emilfork | Colonel Hakim |
Corinne Marchand | Louise |
Directors
Writers
Jay Presson Allen, Hugh Wheeler, Graham Greene
Cast
Name | Character |
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Maggie Smith | Aunt Augusta / Augusta Bertram |
Alec McCowen | Henry Pulling / Henry |
Louis Gossett Jr. | Wordsworth |
Robert Stephens | Ercole Visconti / Visconti |
Cindy Williams | Tooley |
Robert Flemyng | Crowder |
José Luis López Vázquez | Dambreuse |
Raymond Gérôme | Mario |
Daniel Emilfork | Colonel Hakim |
Corinne Marchand | Louise |
John Hamill | Crowder's Man |
David Swift | Detective / John Sparrow |
Bernard Holley | Bobby |
Valerie White | Madame Dambreuse / Mme Dambreuse |
Antonio Pica | Elegant Man |
Alex Savage | Minister |
Olive Behrendt | Madame |
Nora Norman | Stripper |
Charly Bravo | Policeman |
Javier Escrivá | Dancer in Messagero |
Producers
Name | Role |
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James Cresson | Producer |
Robert Fryer | Producer |
Russell Thacher | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1973 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1973 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1973 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration | Nominated |
1973 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Won |
1973 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1973 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1973 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | Nominated |