The Admirable Crichton (1957 film) The Admirable Crichton (1957 film) The Admirable Crichton is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker and Sally Ann Howes. The film was based on J. M. Barrie's 1902 stage comedy of the same name. It was released in the United States as Paradise Lagoon. In 1905 William Crichton is the efficient butler in the London household of the Earl of Loam and his family. Crichton knows his place in the highly class-conscious English society. The Earl insists that all men are equal, and to prove it, he orders his
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (film) it "in every respect an admirable translation the screen of the fantastically popular thriller by Jean le Carré." "The Monthly Film Bulletin" wrote, "Concentration is demanded; and earned by the tension and accuracy of the dialogue and the high level of performance ... [the cast] all give performances of a kind which instantly engage attention, even if the characters scarcely develop beyond the point at which we first meet them." The film currently holds a score of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews, with an average grade of 7.7 out of 10. "The Spy Who Came in from