CrimeAnnée2022Durée1h 40mIMDb6.7

The Birthday Present

CrimeDrame

A top salesman with a U.K. toy firm foolishly brings an expensive watch back from a German trip for his wife's birthday. This is illegal in 1950's Britain and after Customs discover the watch, he is charged and, unusually, given a prison sentence. Not having the money to appeal, he has to serve his time hoping the details don't get out and that he won't lose his job.

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Casting

PJ

Pat Jackson

Director

Tony Britton

Simon Scott

Sylvia Syms

Jean Scott

Jack Watling

Bill Thompson

Geoffrey Keen

Colonel Wilson

Walter Fitzgerald

Sir John Dell

Howard Marion-Crawford

Bates

DH

David Hutcheson

Ex. R.A.F. Type

Richard Leech

Hawkins

Lockwood West

Mr. Barraclough

Cyril Luckham

Magistrate

John Welsh

Customs Officer

Ian Bannen

Jr. Customs Officer

Ernest Clark

Barrister

Thorley Walters

Photographer

Harry Fowler

Charlie

JR

James Raglan

Prison Governor

AS

Anthony Sagar

1st Reception Officer

Barry Keegan

Jr. Reception Officer

JW

Jack Whittingham

Writer

Commentaires

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خود ولا خليMay 29, 2023

source: The Birthday Present

Julia Ilumbe04Nov 16, 2022

The Birthday Present

Aunty CamillaNov 16, 2022

Tony Britton stars as a toy salesman who while on business abroad in Germany foolishly hides a gift (a watch for his wife played by sylvia syms) in a toy to avoid paying the duty. His workmate Jack Watling gives him a name of a barrister who in turn introduces him to a jobbing solicitor (played by Howard Marion-Crawford). The confident bluster of Marion-Crawford is a total contrast to his ineptitude which results in Tony Britton being imprisoned for 3 months. As a result of this he loses his job and the second half of the film deals with his efforts to rebuild his working life. Great cast includes the gorgeous Sylvia Syms, the excellent Geoffrey Keen as well as the superb Marion Crawford. This thoughtful drama is more wordy than action but remains a well made piece of British cinema.

sNov 16, 2022

THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT is a very interesting British crime drama of 1957 that plays out as a morality tale. Tony Britton plays a sales rep for a toy company whose job sees him travelling abroad to bring in new business. Unfortunately, he decides to smuggle back a diamond watch through customs to give to his wife as a birthday present, but he's caught by the customs officer. This seemingly insignificant crime spells disaster and the story goes from there. Although this is a slow-moving character drama I found it completely gripping. You really invest in Britton's character and the events that play out have a kind of documentary realism to them. The supporting cast is very fine and includes Sylvia Syms as Britton's wife and Geoffrey Keen as his sympathetic employer, plus more minor parts for Ian Bannen, Thorley Walters, and Harry Fowler. It's a downbeat tale for sure, but never depressing; it's too engaging for that.

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