The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6
18 Reviews
1970
1h 34min
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.
Storyline
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.
Released
12 November 1970
Runtime
1h 34min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Cast
Peter Cook
Michael Rimmer
Denholm Elliott
Peter Niss
Ronald Fraser
Tom Hutchinson
Arthur Lowe
Ferret
Vanessa Howard
Patricia Cartwright
James Cossins
Crodder
Roland Culver
Sir Eric Bentley
Dudley Foster
Federman
Julian Glover
Colonel Moffat
Richard Pearson
Wilting
Harold Pinter
Steven Hench
Dennis Price
Fairburn
Ronnie Corbett
Interviewer
Michael Barrington
Major Scott
Michael Bates
Mr. Spimm
Ann Beach
Receptionist
Norman Bird
Alderman Poot
Jonathan Cecil
"Spot"
Graham Chapman
Fromage
John Cleese
Pumer
George A. Cooper
Blacket
Diana Coupland
Mrs. Loretta Spimm
Graham Crowden
Bishop of Cowley
Percy Edwards
Bird Impersonator
William Job
Waring
Arthur Lovegrove
Studio Doorman
Elspeth March
Mrs. Ferret
Nicholas Phipps
Snaggot
Norman Rossington
Guide at Porton Down
Frank Thornton
Tom Stoddart
Michael Trubshawe
Mandeville
Desmond Walter-Ellis
Buffery
Valerie Leon
Tanya
Marilyn Rickard
Girl in Commercial
Rosalie Westwater
Tart
Leslie Heritage
Gerald Pringle
Jerry Ram
Ranjit X
Roger Maxwell
Party Chairman
Ronald Baddiley
Freddie Daring
Richard Caldicot
Bream
Guy Middleton
Potter
Robert Raglan
General Strike
Bruce Carstairs
Admiral Crichton
Martin Boddey
Major Mathieson
Jack Arrow
Lunch Party Guest at London Zoo (uncredited)
Derek Aylward
Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited)
Tim Barrett
TV Technician (uncredited)
Sean Barry-Weske
Thug (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Prime Minister's Functionary at Airport (uncredited)
Dave Cash
Radio DJ (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Jeremy Child
Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig
Photographer at Conservative Meeting (uncredited)
Sinéad Cusack
Yvonne (Uncredited)
Scott Fredericks
TV Crewman on TV (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Military Official (uncredited)
Hubert Hill
Waving Crowd (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
Waving Crowd (uncredited)
Lorna Kilner
TV Audience Guest (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Lady at Conservative Party Meeting (uncredited)
Alan Meacham
Lunch Party Guest at London Zoo (uncredited)
Zakes Mokae
Mugger (uncredited)
John More
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Anthony Morton
Shocked of Nuneaton (uncredited)
Olaf Pooley
Dr. Luns (uncredited)
John Quentin
Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited)
Pat Ryan
Man at Press Conference (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Lunch Party Guest at London Zoo (uncredited)
John Tatham
Army Official (uncredited)
Joe Wadham
Police Officer at Identity Parade (uncredited)
Hedger Wallace
Police Sergeant at Identity Parade (uncredited)
Richard Warner
Shy Audience Member (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Protester (uncredited)
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