Only When I Larf (1968)
Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings and Alexandra Stewart play three con artists planning a big-time scam. The object is to sell ammunition to a group of African militants -- or at least to pretend to. The trick is to keep at least one step ahead of the militants, lest the tricksters end up full of holes. A serviceable Len Deighton espionage novel was the source for Only When I Larf, which hooked up the material with "mod" gags about '60s fads and foibles. In the same spirit, the usually straightforward director Basil Dearden makes like Richard Lester, with a multitude of jump cuts, zoom-ins and hand-held shots. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings, (more)
- Director(s):
- Basil Dearden
Synopsis of Only When I Larf
Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings and Alexandra Stewart play three con artists planning a big-time scam. The object is to sell ammunition to a group of African militants -- or at least to pretend to. The trick is to keep at least one step ahead of the militants, lest the tricksters end up full of holes. A serviceable Len Deighton espionage novel was the source for Only When I Larf, which hooked up the material with "mod" gags about '60s fads and foibles. In the same spirit, the usually straightforward director Basil Dearden makes like Richard Lester, with a multitude of jump cuts, zoom-ins and hand-held shots. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Only When I Larf
- Richard Attenborough - Silas
- Alexandra Stewart - Liz
- Melissa Stribling - Diana
- Edric Connor - Awana
- Calvin Lockhart - Ali Lin
- David Healy - Jones
- Brian Grellis - Spider
- David Hemmings - Bob
- Nicholas Pennell - Spencer
- Terry Alexander - Gee Gee Gray
- Clifton Jones - Gen. Sakut
- Alan Gifford - Poster
- David Lodge
- Director(s):
- Basil Dearden
- Writer(s):
- John Salmon
- Producer(s):
- Brian Duffy, Brian Duffy, Len Deighton
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