Movie Description This fine black comedy features an all-star cast. Two brothers attempt to do each other in with extremely elaborate methods so they can become the sole heir to a large estate.
Synopsis The last survivors of a tontine (an old-fashioned lottery-based insurance) are two elderly Victorian brothers who try to murder each other for the inheritance.
Film Notes Color by Technicolor.
"Certain funeral and military airs played by her majesty Queen Victoria's Temperance Seven, who actually number 8."
Film debut for actors/comedians Dudley Moore and Peter Cook.
Released theatrically in the USA May 26, 1966.
Industry Reviews 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] delicious black comedy....The reason to see it is the array of grotesque comic cameos....Hugely underrated." Empire - Kim Newman (09/01/2007)
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