The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer is a 1970 British satirical comedy film starring Peter Cook as an enigmatic advertising executive who ruthlessly manipulates public opinion to climb the political ladder.

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instanceOf film ⓘ
satirical comedy film ⓘ
alternativeTitle The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (no widely used alternative title) ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
cinematographyBy Alex Thomson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Kevin Billington ⓘ
distributor Columbia Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Richard Marden ⓘ
featuresCameo Harold Pinter ⓘ
filmingLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
political satire ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasTheme manipulation of public opinion ⓘ
media influence in politics ⓘ
political ambition ⓘ
mainCharacter Michael Rimmer ⓘ
musicBy John Cameron ⓘ
notableFor satirical portrayal of British politics and advertising in the late 1960s ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary An enigmatic advertising executive ruthlessly manipulates public opinion to climb the political ladder. ⓘ
producer Clive Parsons ⓘ
Michael White ⓘ
productionCompany Whitehouse Productions ⓘ
releaseDate 1970 ⓘ
releaseYear 1970 ⓘ
runtime approximately 100 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Graham Chapman ⓘ
John Cleese ⓘ
Kevin Billington ⓘ
Peter Cook ⓘ
setting United Kingdom ⓘ
starring Arthur Lowe ⓘ
Denholm Elliott ⓘ
Graham Chapman ⓘ
Harold Pinter ⓘ
John Cleese ⓘ
Peter Cook ⓘ
Ronald Fraser ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted contemporary Britain of the late 1960s ⓘ

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Peter Cook → notableWork → The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer ⓘ
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer → alternativeTitle → The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (no widely used alternative title) ⓘ
linked to: The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Michael Bates → notableWork → The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer ⓘ
subject linked to: Michael Bates (actor)