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Mr. Topaze(Movie, 1961)

1h 37min | Genres: Comedy, Drama
Mr. TopazeRating: 2.8/5 (with 22 votes)
Mr. Topaze (released in U.S. as I Like Money) is Peter Sellers' directorial debut in 1961. Starring Sellers, Nadia Gray, Leo McKern, and Herbert Lom. His son Michael Sellers plays in the film in the role of Gaston. The film is based on the eponymous play by Marcel Pagnol. Out of distribution for many years, a print exists in the British Film Institute National Archive, which makes it available for viewing on their website. The film was shown during the 2003 Cardiff Independent Film Festival. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on 15 April 2019 by the BFI. ()
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About Mr. Topaze

Mr. Topaze (Peter Sellers) is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town, who is honest to a fault. He is fired when he refuses to give a passing grade to a bad student, the grandson of a wealthy baroness. Castel Benac (Herbert Lom), a government official who runs a crooked financial business on the side, is persuaded by his mistress, Suzy (Nadia Gray), a musical comedy actress, to hire Mr. Topaze as the front man for his business. Gradually, Topaze becomes a rapacious financier who sacrifices his honesty for success and, in a final stroke of business bravado, fires Benac and acquires Suzy in the deal. An old friend and colleague, Tamise (Michael Gough) questions him and tells Topaze that what he now says and practices indicates there are no more honest men.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: France
Based on: "Topaze" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/04/1961
Director: Peter Sellers
Screenwriter: Marcel Pagnol
Director of Photography: John Laurence Wilcox
Composer: George Martin
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Topaze lär sig leva"
"Topaze oppii elämään"
"Topaze, o kobinadoros"
"Topáz úr"
"Il piacere della disonestà"
"I Like Money"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:138414, Added: 03/29/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024