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Seniors’ free matinee: HG Wells’ The Man Who Could Work Miracles
+ intro
A charming romantic fantasy with a message for its time from HG Wells.
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Director
Lothar Mendes
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With
Roland Young, Joan Gardner, Ralph Richardson
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UK 1936. 82min
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35mm
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Certificate
U
Based on a story by HG Wells, who went on to co-write the script, this delightful romantic comedy imagines a world in which celestial beings try an experiment to see how a humble shop assistant would behave if he had miraculous powers. A lavish and ambitious production, the film also had a serious message at a time when the world was suffering under the rise of fascism and on the brink of war.
Free for over-60s (booking by phone or in person only), otherwise normal matinee price.
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