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Dear Octopus is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding and Celia Johnson. It is based on a 1938 play, Dear Octopus, written by Dodie Smith. It was also released as The Randolph Family.
Dear Octopus: Directed by Harold French. With Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding, Celia Johnson, Roland Culver. Members of a well-to-do family reunite for Golden Wedding celebrations.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Harold French
- 1945-03-12
Feb 10, 2024 · THEATRE REVIEW: Dear Octopus starring Lindsay Duncan & Billy Howle. Posted on February 10by mrmonstagigz. By Neil Durham. WORTH A LOOK?: **** WHEN?: Friday 9 February, opens 14 February and runs through 27 March 2024 2024 RUNTIME: 165 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
Feb 15, 2024 · Review. Dear Octopus review – Lindsay Duncan leads a warm drama about a bickering family. Lyttelton theatre, London. Dodie Smith’s play presents a beautifully drawn, four-generation celebration...
- Kate Wyver
Dear Octopus. Family members gather to celebrate a British couple's golden wedding anniversary, but long-simmering jealousies and disputes threaten to put a damper on the event.
- Comedy, Drama
- Margaret Lockwood
- Harold French
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Feb 15, 2024 · Reviews. 'Dear Octopus' review – Dodie Smith's properly laugh-out-loud funny play deserves a further life. Read our five-star review of Dear Octopus, starring Lindsay Duncan, now in performances at the National Theatre to 27 March. Julia Rank 15 February, 2024, 02:20.
Jan 17, 2024 · Dodie Smith’s comedy about ‘the family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to’ was lightweight stuff for heavyweight times.
