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The Wrong Box is a 1966 British comedy film based on a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. It follows the adventures of two elderly brothers who are the last survivors of a tontine, and the chaos that ensues when one of them is mistakenly killed and buried.
A black comedy based on Robert Louis Stevenson's story about a tontine, a lottery that depends on the death of one of two brothers. The film features a star-studded cast, including Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, and Dudley Moore.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Bryan Forbes
- 1966-07-01
A comedy film based on a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, starring John Mills, Ralph Richardson, Michael Caine and Peter Sellers. See the full list of actors, writers, directors, producers and other crew members on IMDb.
The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, published in 1889. It tells the story of two brothers who try to inherit a tontine by hiding a corpse in a crate, but end up in a series of hilarious complications.
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne
- 1889
Jun 1, 2020 · Watch the full movie of The Wrong Box, a comedy based on a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. The film features Dudley Moore, Michael Caine, Peter Sellers and other stars in a story of a mysterious inheritance.
- 101 min
- 245K
- Kalman Orban
A black comedy about a tontine, a lottery where the last survivor of 20 boys inherits £100,000. Two elderly brothers are the only ones left alive and their relatives try to kill or save them for the money.
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The Wrong Box. The Finsbury brothers, Masterman (John Mills) and Joseph (Ralph Richardson), are the last surviving members of a tontine that will pay a huge sum to whomever lives longest....
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