THE PLANK
DVD 1967 RARE DELETED CLASSIC
STARRING: ERIC SYKES TOMMY COOPER
DVD 1967 RARE DELETED CLASSIC
STARRING: ERIC SYKES TOMMY COOPER
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DVD DETAILS
Language : English
- Actors : Eric Sykes, Tommy Cooper, Graham Stark, Stratford Johns, Jim Dale
- Language : English (Mono)
- Studio : ITV Studios Home Entertainment
CUSTOMER REVIEW
This Film is a classic and does capture the Era so well.The backdrop is what England was like in 1967. As a lady friend commented "I had a pair of Boots just like that! They came from Biba!" The humour is as timeless as a Charlie Chaplin Movie, but I think much much slicker. It staggers you when you realise that there is so little dialogue to help it along. It is delivered by the best of those Comedians who knew their craft. Tommy Cooper, Jimmy Edwards, Roy Castle, Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques, the Cast list is almost improbably long, and almost as if they all said "oh yes we want to do that because it will be fun!" This endless parade of the Comedians we loved in the late sixties, is wonderful to behold. The Director brings in realism too, so that it becomes even more slick and funny. The Cast has impeccable timing and that makes the Film so wonderful. But then would you expect anything less from such a bunch of talented Actors and Actresses? I am so glad I have this DVD, it is such fun to watch.
"The Plank "is an extremely funny Film starring Eric Sykes and Tommy Cooper and a Cast of what is now considered Comedy legends i.e. Hattie Jacques and Roy Castle among others - it is a simple Story about literally the journey of a plank and 2 hapless builders searching for a plank to complete the floor of a new house and is hilarious in its inventiveness. It hails back to an Era when Comedy was thought-provoking and did not rely on bad language or "toilet humour"!! A really enchanting Film that has you chuckling inside afterwards for its simple Comedy "cleverness" - great for all ages as the humour is very visual and yet it does not feel as though it has aged (other than there are far fewer cars on the Road!!) I recommend it as a Comedy classic that is rightly considered part of our Comedy heritage.
- M