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Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 
Film poster for Morgan!Directed by Karel Reisz Produced by Leon Clore Written by David Mercer Starring David Warner
Vanessa Redgrave
Robert Stephens
Irene Handl
Bernard BresslawMusic by John Dankworth Cinematography Larry Pizer Distributed by British Lion Films Release date(s) April 4, 1966 Running time 97 min. Country United Kingdom Language English Morgan! (original UK title: Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment) is a 1966 comedy film made by the British Lion Films Corporation. It was directed by Karel Reisz and produced by Leon Clore from a screenplay by David Mercer, based on his 1962 television play for BBC Television, the leading role at that time being played by Keith Barron.
The film stars David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave and Robert Stephens with Irene Handl and Bernard Bresslaw.
The eponymous hero is working-class artist Morgan Delt (David Warner), obsessed with Karl Marx and gorillas, who tries to stop his ex-wife (Vanessa Redgrave) from remarrying.
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Vanessa Redgrave) and Best Costume Design, Black-and-White.
The film was also nominated for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and Redgrave was awarded Best Actress.[1]
American 1980s icon Morgan Fairchild took her first name from this film.
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Plot summary
Morgan Delt is an artist from a working class background, married to Leonie, a woman far above him in social standing. Given to a rich fantasy life to begin with, Morgan goes off the mental deep end when Leonie informs him that she is asking for a divorce and taking up with art dealer Charles Napier (Stephens), a man more befitting her class. Thoroughly gone around the bend, Morgan enacts a series of bizarre gags and stunts in a campaign to win Leonie back, including putting a skeleton in her bed and crashing her wedding dressed as a gorilla (the film segues into brief extracts from the original King Kong film).
With the help of his mother's wrestler friend Wally "The Gorilla" (Arthur Mullard), Morgan kidnaps Leonie, who is conflicted in her love for him and her need to be away from him for the sake of her own, and his, sanity. His antics get Morgan arrested and committed to an insane asylum, where he learns that Leonie is pregnant with his child, but happily continues to tend his hammer and sickle-shaped flowerbed.
Cast
- David Warner - Morgan Delt
- Vanessa Redgrave - Leonie Delt
- Robert Stephens - Charles Napier
- Irene Handl - Mrs. Delt
- Bernard Bresslaw - Policeman
- Arthur Mullard - Wally
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Morgan!". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2833/year/1966.html. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
External links
- Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment at the Internet Movie Database
- Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment at AllRovi
- Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment at the TCM Movie Database
- Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment at Rotten Tomatoes
Films directed by Karel Reisz 1960s 1970s The Gambler (1974) · Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)1980s The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) · Sweet Dreams (1985)1990s Everybody Wins (1990)Categories:- 1966 films
- 1960s comedy films
- British comedy films
- Black-and-white films
- 1960s comedy-drama films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Karel Reisz
- British Lion Films films
- 1960s comedy film stubs
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