Alive and Kicking
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Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.
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Cast
24 people
Sybil Thorndike
Dora
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
Stage Fright
Kathleen Harrison
Rosie
Known for
Scrooge
Cast a Dark Shadow
Estelle Winwood
Mabel
Known for
The Producers
Murder by Death
Stanley Holloway
MacDonagh
Known for
My Fair Lady
Brief Encounter
Joyce Carey
Matron
Known for
Brief Encounter
Blithe Spirit
Eric Pohlmann
Captain
Known for
The Return of the Pink Panther
Mogambo
Colin Gordon
Bird Watcher
Known for
The Pink Panther
The One That Got Away
John Salew
Solicitor
Known for
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Lavender Hill Mob
Liam Redmond
Old Man
Known for
Night of the Demon
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Marjorie Rhodes
Old Woman
Known for
Hands of the Ripper
Hell Drivers
Olive McFarland
Lover
Also in
The Frightened City
On the Game
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Postmistress
Known for
The Lost Weekend
Scarlet Street
Cyril Frankel Director · Denis Cannan Screenplay Gilbert Taylor Cinematographer
United States release June 24, 1964 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, Russian
Production
Diador
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 1, 1958
Theatrical
United States · June 24, 1964
Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 13, 1959 · Theatrical
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