Information
- BFI identifier53758
- Date1969 (Copyright)
1969-06-27 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, USA
- Production company
- SynopsisLoosely structured biographical fantasy with music, in which Heironymus Merkin presents his story to his wife and two children. Helping him to put his masterpiece together are the Fat Writer and the Skinny Writer. As the story moves from incident to incident the fantasies are punctuated by songs and dance numbers. (Synopsis)
- Work historyTheatrically released in the United States on 19 March 1969, prior to the UK release.
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- Subject
- Credits
- CastAnthony Newley (Heironymus Merkin)
Joan Collins (Polyester Poontang)
Sasha Newley (Thaxted)
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Title
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/D054-B269-EAC5-B2BF-6580-3Category
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Film / Video
16mm Colour Positive - Acetate - Combined - Master
view all - Scripts / DocumentsScript - Script type: Script notes and revisions - SCR-5033
Script - Script type: Final draft screenplay - SCR-5034
Ephemera: publicity - PBS-53758
Small pressbook held. Information folder held
view all - StillsPhotograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00o-0fe
Photograph: transparency - SPD-212111
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Work - 53758 - 1969 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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