

The Wrong Box
1966-06-19 · 105 min · ★ 6.4
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
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- Directors
- Bryan Forbes
- Production companies
- Salamander Film Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
John MillsMasterman Finsbury
Ralph RichardsonJoseph Finsbury
Michael CaineMichael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
Peter CookMorris Finsbury
Dudley MooreJohn Finsbury
Nanette NewmanJulia Finsbury
Tony HancockDetective
Peter SellersDoctor Pratt
Cicely CourtneidgeMajor Martha
Wilfrid LawsonPeacock
Thorley WaltersPatience
Gerald Sim1st Undertaker
Peter GravesMilitary Officer
Irene HandlMrs. Hackett
Norman BirdClergyman
John Le MesurierDoctor Slattery
Hilton EdwardsLawyer
Norman Rossington1st Rough
Diane ClareMercy
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