Summary
Percy’s Progress is a British film comedy first released in 1974,
directed by Ralph Thomas.
The film stars Leigh Lawson, Elke Sommer, Denholm Elliott, Judy Geeson and Harry H. Corbett.
It has also been released under the title: It’s Not the Size That Counts.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Ralph Thomas
- Script: Sid Colin, Harry H. Corbett, Raymond Hitchcock, Ian La Frenais
- Photo: Tony Imi
- Music: Tony Macaulay
- Cast: Leigh Lawson (Percy Edward Anthony), Elke Sommer (Clarissa), Denholm Elliott (Sir Emmanuel Whitbread), Judy Geeson (Dr. Fairweather), Harry H. Corbett (Prime Minister), Vincent Price (Stavos Mammonian), Adrienne Posta (Iris), Julie Ege (Miss Hanson), Barry Humphries (Dr. Anderson), James Booth (Jeffcot), Milo O’Shea (Dr. Klein), Ronald Fraser (Bleeker), Anthony Andrews (Catchpole), Bernard Lee (Barraclough), Madeline Smith (Miss UK), Alan Lake (Derry Hogan), George Coulouris (Prof. Godowski), Jenny Hanley (Miss Teenage Lust), Diane Langton (Maureen Sugden), Carol Hawkins (Maggie), Marika Rivera (Madame Lopez), Penny Irving (Chiquita), Judy Matheson (Maria), Gertan Klauber (Pablo), Michael Barratt (Himself), Bernard Falk (Himself), T.P. McKenna (London News Editor), Edgar Metcalfe (London Newsman), Anthony Sharp (Judge), Alan Tilvern (General Dodds), Graham Weston (Brian), Minah Bird (Miss America), Marlene Morrow (Miss Australia), Ludmilla Nova (Miss France), Karan David (Miss Israel), June Bolton (Miss Thailand), Olga Anthony (Whitbread’s Assistant), Norman Chappell (Valet), Jeannie Collings (Miss Margate), Lai Ling, André Maranne (French Newsreader), Marianne Morris (Miss Buxton), Vikki Richards, Monika Ringwald (Miss Hove), Ina Skriver (Miss Ulla Bergsröm), Marianne Stone (Reporter)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: It’s Not the Size That Counts
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