The Statue
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“The face was his... the body was his... but suddenly — hello "Charlie"”
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn't its model. Thinking he's a cuckold, Bolt goes on a jealous search for a man matching the statue. The diplomat, too, wants changes in the statue to protect his conservative image. Can art and love reconcile?
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Cast
16 people
David Niven
Alex Bolt
Known for
The Pink Panther
Around the World in 80 Days
Virna Lisi
Rhonda Bolt
Known for
Taste of the Sea
How to Murder Your Wife
Robert Vaughn
Ray Whiteley
Known for
Bullitt
Superman III
Ann Bell
Pat Demarest
Known for
To Sir, with Love
The Witches
John Cleese
Harry
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Hillcrest
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The Goodies
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Hugh Burden
Sir Geoffrey
Known for
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Erik Chitty
Mouser
Known for
The Vault of Horror
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Derek Francis
Sanders
Known for
The Tomb of Ligeia
Jabberwocky
Susan Travers
Mrs. Southwick
Known for
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Desmond Walter-Ellis
Mr. Southwick
Also in
Beggar My Neighbour
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
David Allister
Mr. Westbury
Also in
Heil Caesar
The Donati Conspiracy
Rod Amateau Director · Denis Norden Writer Riz Ortolani Composer
United States release January 27, 1971 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Josef Shaftel Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 27, 1971
Theatrical
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