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The Amorous Prawn
Original film poster
Directed byAnthony Kimmins
Written byAnthony Kimmins (play and screenplay)
Nicholas Phipps
Produced byLeslie Gilliat
StarringIan Carmichael
Joan Greenwood
Cecil Parker
CinematographyWilkie Cooper
Edited byThelma Connell
Music byJohn Barry
Production
company
Covent Garden Films
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Release date
  • 26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (UK)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Amorous Prawn, also known as The Amorous Mr. Prawn, is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Ian Carmichael, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker.[1] The film was based on a 1959 farcical play by Kimmins.[2]

In the United States the film was retitled The Playgirl and the War Minister to exploit the Profumo affair.[3]

  1. ^ "The Amorous Prawn". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Production of The Amorous Prawn - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ "The Playgirl and the War Minister (1963) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

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