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The Adding Machine (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Adding Machine' is a 1969 British fantasy comedy drama film produced, written, and directed by Jerome Epstein and starring Milo O'Shea, Phyllis Diller, Billie Whitelaw, Sydney Chaplin, and Raymond Huntley. It is based on a stage production of the 1923 Elmer Rice play 'The Adding Machine' directed by Jerome Epstein in Los Angeles in the 1940s. It was shot at Shepperton Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Shampan. It was distributed in Britain by Universal Pictures.
Plot
An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a comptometer (a primitive adding machine) starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.
Cast
* Milo O'Shea as Mr. Zero
* Phyllis Diller as Mrs. Zero
* Billie Whitelaw as Daisy Devore
* Sydney Chaplin as Lieutenant Charles
* Julian Glover as Shrdlu
* Raymond Huntley as Smithers
* Phil Brown as Don
* Paddie O'Neil as Mabel
* Libby Morris as Ethel
* Hugh McDermott as Harry
* Bill Nagy as Lawyer
* Carol Cleveland as Judy
* Bruce Boa as Detective
Reception
The film (and the play) received a critical 1969 review from Roger Greenspun.
See also
* List of American films of 1969
References
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