The Yonkers Film Festival 2022 In Review
A summary of the films featured in this annual event taking place in Westchester.
Thacker
A Gothic comedy, featuring a distinguished cast, and starring Leslie Phillips and Margaret Tyzack. Retired colonial army officer George Thacker has high hopes of recapturing his memories of an idyllic English village life after a lifetime of meting out justice in the Far East. But instead of peace and quiet, he is greeted by violence, voodoo and a distressed damsel, brandishing a shotgun. Worst of all, the ghost of his old flame, Edith, still haunts him, threatening both his marriage and his life.
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A Gothic comedy, featuring a distinguished cast, and starring Leslie Phillips and Margaret Tyzack. Retired colonial army officer George Thacker has high hopes of recapturing his memories of an idyllic English village life after a lifetime of meting out justice in the Far East. But instead of peace and quiet, he is greeted by violence, voodoo and a distressed damsel, brandishing a shotgun. Worst of all, the ghost of his old flame, Edith, still haunts him, threatening both his marriage and his life.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Tony McNabb
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Runtime:84 minutes
Studio:BBC
Cast
Richard Spence
Director
Leslie Phillips
George Thacker
Margaret Tyzack
Marjorie Thacker
Graham Crowden
Humphrey Folland
Freda Dowie
Edith Folland
Stephen Moore
Bernard Hadon Smith
Celia Imrie
Ann Hadon Smith
Philip Jackson
Ben Royce
Selina Cadell
Lizzie Royce
Andrew Tiernan
Davey Royce
Samantha Bond
Ginny Morgan
John McArdle
Martin Strickland
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