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Director:
Roy Boulting
Writers:
Bill Naughton (play)
Bill Naughton (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 February 1968 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A girl, a boy, a tender, funny, terrible wedding night. more
Plot:
Compassionate look at the troubles of two young newlyweds, who's marriage has yet to be consummated. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins more
NewsDesk:
Famed British Filmmaker Roy Boulting Dies At 87
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 7 November 2001)
User Comments:
family and friends? more (21 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Hayley Mills ... Jenny Fitton
Hywel Bennett ... Arthur Fitton

John Mills ... Ezra Fitton
Marjorie Rhodes ... Lucy Fitton
Avril Angers ... Liz Piper
John Comer ... Leslie Piper
Barry Foster ... Joe Thompson
Wilfred Pickles ... Uncle Fred
Liz Fraser ... Molly Thompson
Andy Bradford ... Eddie (as Andrew Bradford)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hazel Bainbridge ... Mrs. Bell
Helen Booth ... Mrs. Lee
Fanny Carby ... Mrs. Stone
Diana Coupland ... Mrs. Rose
Lesley Daine ... Dora
Colin Gordon ... Mr. Hutton
Ruth Gower ... Mrs. Pike
Murray Head ... Geoffrey Fitton
Margaret Lacey ... Mrs. Harris
Harry Locke ... Mr. Stubbs
Maureen O'Reilly ... Miss Hunt
Robin Parkinson ... Mr. Phillips
Ruth Trouncer ... Marriage Counsellor
Thorley Walters ... The Vicar
Windsor Davies ... Man in crowd (uncredited)
Kathy Staff ... Neighbour (uncredited)
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Directed by
Roy Boulting 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Bill Naughton  play "Honeymoon Deferred"
Bill Naughton  screenplay

Produced by
John Boulting .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Harry Waxman 
 
Film Editing by
Ernest Hosler 
 
Casting by
Thelma Graves 
 
Art Direction by
Alan Withy 
 
Costume Design by
Bridget Sellers 
 
Makeup Department
Trevor Crole-Rees .... makeup artist
Joyce James .... hairdresser
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Price .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Brian Herbert .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
John Aldred .... sound recordist
David Bowen .... sound recordist
 
Visual Effects by
Gerald Larn .... matte painter (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Gerry Anstiss .... camera operator
 
Music Department
George Martin .... music adaptor
George Martin .... music arranger
George Martin .... music supervisor
Paul McCartney .... composer: themes
 
Other crew
Philip Shipway .... administrator of production
Josie Fulford .... continuity (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
115 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)
Filming Locations:
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK more
Company:
Jambox more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Paul McCartney's film scoring debut, which helped this film very much financially. more
Quotes:
Ezra Fitton: All this reading books he does, it's not natural.
Lucy Fitton: You wouldn't know what natural is.
Ezra Fitton: My father always used to say if it were natural you'd see animals doing it. I never saw a horse reading.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001) more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
family and friends?, 29 March 2003
10/10
Author: John Frame (jvframe@ozemail.com.au) from Brisbane, Australia

The Family Way gives an honest look into two generations of a working class family - each generation trying to live up to other's expectations.

The sexuality of more than one male character is questioned and the way that topic is handled is what makes this film unique and memorable.

Deep, beautifully performed, romantic, dramatic and very entertaining.

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