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Clockwise is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Christopher Morahan released in USA on 10 october 1986 with John Cleese
Clockwise (1986)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 10 october 1986
Length 1h36
Directed by Christopher Morahan
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about education
Rating65%
Clockwise is a 1986 British comedy film starring John Cleese, directed by Christopher Morahan, written by Michael Frayn and produced by Michael Codron. The film's music was composed by George Fenton.
For his performance Cleese won the 1987 Peter Sellers Award For Comedy at the Evening Standard British Film Awards. Most urban scenes were shot in the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, while rural scenes were largely shot in Shropshire.
Synopsis
Brian Stimpson (Cleese), headmaster of Thomas Tompion Comprehensive School, has been elected to chair the annual Headmasters' Conference. Habitually disorganised as a young man, Stimpson is now fastidiously organized and punctual, and his school runs "like clockwork". He is the first headmaster of a comprehensive school to chair a Headmaster's Conference, that honour usually being reserved for heads of the more prestigious private schools.Actors
John Cleese
(Brian Stimpson)
Penelope Wilton
(Pat Garden)
Alison Steadman
(Gwenda Stimpson)
Stephen Moore
(Mr. John Jolly)
Patrick Godfrey
(Headmaster)
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