A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.
Cast
Michael Caine
Mickey King
Mickey Rooney
Preston Gilbert
Lionel Stander
Ben Dinuccio
Lizabeth Scott
Princess Betty Cippola
Nadia Cassini
Liz Adams
Dennis Price
The Englishman
Al Lettieri
Miller
Leopoldo Trieste
Marcovic
Amerigo Tot
Partisan
Robert Sacchi
The Bogeyman
Giulio Donnini
Typing Pool Manager
Luciano Pigozzi
Clairvoyant
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Office Manageress
Liù Bosisio
Typist #1
Cristina Gaïoni
Typist #2
Janet Ågren
Publisher's Receptionist
Irene Sophie Opperman
Coach Trip Hostess
Iver Gilborn
Coach Tourist
Elaine Olcott
Coach Tourist
Ave Ninchi
Fat Chambermaid
Ermelinda De Felice
Woman in Barbershop
Werner Hasselmann
Tourist in Restaurant
Louise Lambert
Tourist in Restaurant
Victor Mercieca
Prince Frank Cippola
Cettina Borg Olivier
Gilbert's Mother
Joe Zammit Cordina
The Beautiful Thing
Crew
Mike Hodges
Director, Writer
John Glen
Editor
Ousama Rawi
Director of Photography
Michael Dryhurst
Assistant Director
Robert Sterne
Production Supervisor
Michael Klinger
Producer
Michael Caine
Producer
Patrick Downing
Production Design
Dusty Miller
Camera Operator
Irene Lamb
Casting
Philippe Pickford
Wardrobe Master
Gitt Magrini
Costume Design
Mike Jones
Hairstylist
Paul Engelen
Makeup Artist
George Partleton
Makeup Artist
Peter Horrocks
Sound Editor
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Recordist
Christian Wangler
Sound Recordist
Richard Laughton
Boom Operator
Ron Ballanger
Special Effects
George Martin
Music, Conductor
Denton Scott
Production Accountant
Syd Nightingale
Construction Manager
John Jay
Still Photographer
Doreen Dearnaley
Continuity
Jean Osborne
Unit Publicist
Darrell Lass
Art Direction
Vicki Deason
Production Secretary
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