The Plank (1967)

1967 · Feature film · 50 min · dir. Eric Sykes

You'll splinter your sides laughing at this classic of all comedies

• Comedy

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Synopsis

A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.

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Details

Director

Eric Sykes

Writer

Eric Sykes

Composer

Brian Fahey

Cinematography

Arthur Wooster

Studio

Associated London Films

Released

1967-05-18

Running time

50 minutes

Cast & crew

• Eric Sykes Director
• Tommy Cooper
• Eric Sykes
• Jimmy Edwards
• Roy Castle
• Graham Stark
• Stratford Johns
• Jim Dale
• Jimmy Tarbuck

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