The Statue
1971 · Movie · 84 min. · United Kingdom
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn't its model. Thinking he's a cuckold, Bolt goes on a jealous search for a man matching the statue. The diplomat, too, wants changes in the statue to protect his conservative image. Can art and love reconcile?
Direction Rod Amateau
Cast David Niven · Virna Lisi · Robert Vaughn · Ann Bell · John Cleese · Tim Brooke-Taylor · Hugh Burden · Erik Chitty · Derek Francis · Desmond Walter-Ellis · Susan Travers · David Allister · Maureen Lane · David Mills · Graham Chapman · Fortunato Arena
Soundtrack Riz Ortolani
Screenplay Denis Norden · Alec Coppel
Cinematography Piero Portalupi
Original title The Statue
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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