- The Plank (1979 film)
Infobox Film | name = The Plank
caption = "The Plank"
1979 version
director =Eric Sykes
producer =Dennis Kirkland
writer = Eric Sykes
starring = Eric SykesArthur Lowe
music =Alan Braden
cinematography =
editing =
distributor =
released = 1979
runtime = 30 min.
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0079722"The Plank" is a popular 30-minute, 1979 British slapstick comedy, which was a remake of an earlier 1967 version of the film, which was written and directed by
Eric Sykes . The 1967 version of "The Plank" was, in turn, based on a comedy sketch, called "Sykes and a Plank", which Eric Sykes wrote for his comedy television series, "Sykes ".Plot
When two builders find that a floorboard is missing, they buy a replacement floorboard and return with it through the streets, causing unexpected .
Award
The 1979 film version won at the 1980 Festival Rose d'Or, held in
Montreux ,Switzerland .Cast
*
Eric Sykes
*Arthur Lowe
*Jimmy Edwards
*Lionel Blair
*Henry Cooper
*Harry H. Corbett
*Bernard Cribbins
*Robert Dorning
*Diana Dors
*Charlie Drake
*Liza Goddard
*Deryck Guyler
* Charles Hawtrey
*Frankie Howerd
*James Hunt
*Wilfrid Hyde-White
*Joanna Lumley
*Kenny Lynch
*Brian Murphy
*Kate O'Mara
*Ann Sidney
*Reg Varney
*Frank Windsor ee also
* "
The Plank (1967 film) " — an earlier version of this film — on which this film was based.
* Other Eric Sykes short silent films in similar style to "The Plank": "Rhubarb" (1969), "Rhubarb Rhubarb " (1980, a remake of "Rhubarb"), "It's Your Move" (1982), "Mr. H Is Late " (1988) and "The Big Freeze" (1993).External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/p/plankthe_7776135.shtml Comedy Guide - "The Plank"] at
bbc.co.uk
*imdb title|id=0079722|title=The Plank
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