The Adding Machine (film)
The Adding Machine is a 1969 American-British fantasy comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Jerome Epstein and starring Milo O'Shea, Phyllis Diller, Billie Whitelaw, Sydney Chaplin, and Raymond Huntley. It is based on a stage production of the 1923 Elmer Rice play directed by Jerome Epstein in Los Angeles in the 1940s.
| The Adding Machine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jerome Epstein |
| Produced by | Jerome Epstein |
| Written by | Jerome Epstein Elmer Rice (play) |
| Starring | Milo O'Shea Phyllis Diller Billie Whitelaw Sydney Chaplin Raymond Huntley |
| Music by | Mike Leander Lambert Williamson |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally Ronnie Fox Rogers |
| Edited by | Gerry Hambling |
| Distributed by | Regional Film Distributors |
Release date | 23 September 1969 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Budget | $500,000[1] |
Premise
An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a comptometer (a primitive adding machine) starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.[2]
Cast
- Milo O'Shea as Mr. Zero
- Phyllis Diller as Mrs. Zero
- Billie Whitelaw as Daisy Devore
- Sydney Chaplin as Lieutenant Charles
- Julian Glover as Shrdlu
- Raymond Huntley as Smithers
- Phil Brown as Don
- Paddie O'Neil as Mabel
- Libby Morris as Ethel
- Hugh McDermott as Harry
- Bill Nagy as Lawyer
- Carol Cleveland as Judy
- Bruce Boa as Detective
Reception
The film (and the play) received a critical 1969 review from Roger Greenspun.[3]
See also
References
- Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974 p346
- The Adding Machine on IMDb
- Greenspun, Roger (24 September 1969). "The Adding Machine (1969)". The New York Times.
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