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Why Bother to Knock (1961) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Cyril Frankel

Writing Credits  

Clifford Hanley ... (novel)
 
Denis Cannan ... (screenplay) and
Fritz Gottfurcht ... (screenplay) (as Frederic Gotfurt)
 
Frederic Raphael ... (additional dialogue)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Richard Todd ... Bill
Nicole Maurey ... Lucille
Elke Sommer ... Ingrid
June Thorburn ... Stella
Rik Battaglia ... Giulio
Judith Anderson ... Maggie
Dawn Beret Dawn Beret ... Harry
Scot Finch Scot Finch ... Perry
Eleanor Summerfield ... Mother
John Le Mesurier ... Father
Colin Gordon ... Rolsom
Kenneth Fortescue Kenneth Fortescue ... Ian
Ronald Fraser ... Fred
Tommy Duggan Tommy Duggan ... Al (as Tom Duggan)
Michael Shepley ... Colonel
Joan Sterndale-Bennett Joan Sterndale-Bennett ... Spinster (as Joan Sterndale Bennett)
Robert Nichols ... American Sailor
Jerry Stovin ... American Sailor
Gary Cockrell ... American Sailor
Sara Luzita Sara Luzita ... Flamenco Dancer
Pirmin Trecu Pirmin Trecu ... Flamenco Dancer
Madalena Nicol Madalena Nicol ... Proprietress
Kynaston Reeves Kynaston Reeves ... Neighbour
John Laurie ... Taxi Driver
John Grieve John Grieve ... Bus Conductor
Graham Crowden ... Scoutmaster
Beckett Bould Beckett Bould ... Old Man
Warren Mitchell ... Waiter
Amanda Barrie ... American Girl (as Amanda Barry)
Angela Douglas ... American Girl
Lisa Page Lisa Page ... American Girl
Sheila Gallagher Sheila Gallagher ... American Girl
Anne Scott Anne Scott ... American Girl (as Ann Scott)
Ann Taylor Ann Taylor ... American Girl
Kim Tracy Kim Tracy ... American Girl
Pauline Shepherd Pauline Shepherd ... American Girl
Camilla Thompson Camilla Thompson ... American Girl
Jane Merrow ... American Girl
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hyma Beckley Hyma Beckley ... Reception Guest (uncredited)
Paul Beradi Paul Beradi ... Man Watching Spanish Dancers (uncredited)
Fred Davis Fred Davis ... Passenger at Airport Terminal (uncredited)
Peter Evans Peter Evans ... Dancing Beer Hall Patron (uncredited)
Norman Fisher Norman Fisher ... Passenger at Airport Terminal (uncredited)
Robert Gregory Robert Gregory ... Dancing Beer Hall Patron (uncredited)
Walter Henry Walter Henry ... Munich Bar Patron (uncredited)
Arthur Howell Arthur Howell ... Passenger at Airport Terminal (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis ... Woman at Edinburgh Airport (uncredited)
Fulton Mackay ... Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Mary Mitchell Mary Mitchell ... The Florist (uncredited)
Frederick Schiller Frederick Schiller ... Beer Hall Manager (uncredited)
Ian Selby Ian Selby ... Edinburgh Festival Patron (uncredited)
Jack Sharp Jack Sharp ... Sleeping Hotel Guest (uncredited)
John Wilder John Wilder ... Pilot (uncredited)

Produced by 

Frank Godwin ... producer
Richard Todd ... executive producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Elisabeth Lutyens

Cinematography by 

Geoffrey Unsworth ... director of photography

Editing by 

Anne V. Coates

Casting By 

Robert Lennard

Art Direction by 

Anthony Masters ... (as Tony Masters)

Makeup Department 

Bob Clark ... makeup artist
Hilda Fox ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Leigh Aman ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Frederic Goode ... assistant director

Sound Department 

H.L. Bird ... sound recordist
Charles Crafford ... dubbing editor
A.W. Lumkin ... recording director
Len Shilton ... sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department 

Jack Atcheler ... camera operator (as Jack Acheler)

Casting Department 

David Booth ... assistant casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Jackie Jackson ... wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department 

Willy Kemplen ... first assistant editor (uncredited)
Ray Lovejoy ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

John Hollingsworth ... conductor
Harry Robertson ... music arranger: song (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

June Randall ... continuity

Additional Crew 

Jim Baker ... title designer (as James Baker)
Denys Palmer ... dances arranged by
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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