The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
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| Directed by | Kevin Billington |
| Produced by | Tommy Thompson |
| Written by | Peter Cook & John Cleese |
| Starring | Peter Cook Vanessa Howard John Cleese Harold Pinter Arthur Lowe Ronnie Corbett Valerie Leon |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers (Film), Digital Classics DVD (UK DVD) |
| Release date(s) | 12 November1970Cinema 25 June 2007 DVD |
| Running time | 100 Min |
| Language | English |
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer is a British 1970 cult satire film starring and written by Peter Cook.
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[edit] Synopsis
The mysterious Michael Rimmer (Peter Cook) appears at a small advertising agency and soon takes over from the hapless employees, including the bumbling Pumer (John Cleese) skiving boss Ferrett (Arthur Lowe) and sexy secretary Tanya (Valerie Leon). Rimmer rises through the ranks of the agency and soon move into politics, acting as a spin doctor for the leader of the Tory opposition.
With chicanery, manipulation, and relentless opinion polls, the Machiavellian Rimmer becomes MP for Budleigh Moor and acquires a trophy wife before rapidly working his way up, with charismatic deception, to even greater heights.
[edit] Cast
- Peter Cook Michael Rimmer
- Denholm Elliott Peter Niss
- Ronald Fraser Tom Hutchinson
- Vanessa Howard Patricia Cartwright
- Arthur Lowe Ferret
- George A. Cooper Blacket
- Harold Pinter Steven Hench
- Dennis Price Fairburn
- John Cleese Pumer
- Ronnie Corbett Interviewer
[edit] Miscellanea
This was the last film distributed through the Warner Brothers subsidiary known as Seven Arts.
It was released for the first time on DVD in June 2007 through Digital Classics DVD.
