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Press for Time
“Norman's a newspaper reporter - in his funniest film yet!”
59%
Movie
1h 42m
AI Analysis
Press for Time (1966) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Press for Time (1966) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime Minister) wants to get him "a more responsible job". A few favours are called in and Norman becomes the newest reporter at the seaside town of Tinmouth. After causing chaos at a local council meeting and causing the d… Our models also surface themes such as family and power from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~102 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Press for Time 59% (17 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 17 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime Minister) wants to get him "a more responsible job". A few favours are called in and Norman becomes the newest reporter at the seaside town of Tinmouth. After causing chaos at a local council meeting and causing the demolition of a new house he tries to organise a beauty pageant. A slapstick tale of corruption in high and low places
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1966-12-08
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 38386
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What is Press for Time about?
Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime Minister) wants to get him "a more responsible job". A few favours are called in and Norman becom... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Press for Time?
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How long is the movie Press for Time?
The official runtime for Press for Time is approximately 102 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Norman Wisdom
Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister
Derek Bond
Major Rupert Bartlett
Angela Browne
Miss Eleanor Lampton
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Tracey Crisp
Miss Ruby Fairchild
Allan Cuthbertson
Mr. Ballard
Noel Dyson
Lady Mayor Mrs. Corcoran
Derek Francis
Alderman Ernest Corcoran
Peter Jones
Robin Willobey
David Lodge
Mr. Ross
Stanley Unwin
Mr. Nottage
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Frances White
Liz Corcoran
Michael Balfour
Sewerman
Tony Selby
Harry Marshall
Michael Bilton
Councillor Hedge
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Norman Pitt
Councillor Quilter
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Hazel Coppen
Granny Fork
Totti Truman Taylor
Mrs. Doe Connor
Toni Gilpin
Miss Thompson
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