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You Must Be Joking is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Michael Winner released in USA on 1 october 1965 with Michael Callan

You Must Be Joking (1965)

You Must Be Joking
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Released in USA 1 october 1965
Length 1h40
Directed by
Genres Comedy
Rating59% 2.951932.951932.951932.951932.95193

You Must Be Joking! is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Michael Winner.

Synopsis

A collection of British soldiers and one US Air Force officer are tested in initiative by being given a scavenger hunt to perform. They are instructed to obtain six status symbols of the British way of life, in a sort of modern rendition of the "feats of Hercules". Among the feats to be accomplished in 48 hours are escaping from a maze, obtaining a rare rose and the hood ornament off a Rolls-Royce, and taking a lock of hair from a popular singer.

Actors

Michael Callan

(Lieutenant Tim Morton)Lionel Jeffries

(Sergeant-Major McGregor)Denholm Elliott

(Captain Tabasco)Wilfrid Hyde-White

(General Lockwood)Bernard Cribbins

(Sergeant Clegg)
And :
Terry-Thomas
James Robertson Justice
Leslie Phillips
Gwendolyn Watts
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