This article is about the film. For the banknote, see Bank of England £1,000,000 note.
The Million Pound Note
British theatrical poster
Directed by
Ronald Neame
Screenplay by
Jill Craigie
Based on
The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain
Produced by
John Bryan Earl St. John Ronald Neame
Starring
Gregory Peck Ronald Squire Wilfrid Hyde-White Jane Griffiths
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by
Clive Donner
Music by
William Alwyn
Production company
Group Film Productions
Distributed by
General Film Distributors
Release date
7 January 1954 (1954-01-07)
Running time
90 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Box office
$1.1 million[1]
The Million Pound Note is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Jane Griffiths. It is based on the 1893 Mark Twain short story "The Million Pound Bank Note", and is a precursor to the 1983 film Trading Places.[2]
It was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location around London. The film's sets were designed by the art directors John Box and Jack Maxsted. It was released by Rank's General Film Distributors. The American release was handled by United Artists under the alternative title Man with a Million.
^"1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. 5 January 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
^Drumm, Diana (8 June 2013). "'Trading Places': More Than 7 Things You May Not Know About The Film (But We Won't Bet A Dollar On It)". Indiewire. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
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