Peter Cook John Cleese Graham Chapman Kevin Billington
Produced by
Tommy Thompson
Starring
Peter Cook Vanessa Howard John Cleese Harold Pinter Arthur Lowe
Cinematography
Alex Thomson
Music by
John Cameron
Production companies
David Paradine Productions London Weekend Television
Distributed by
Warner-Pathé Distributors
Release date
12 November 1970 (1970-11-12)
(United Kingdom)
Running time
100 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer is a 1970 British satirical film directed by Kevin Billington, and starring Peter Cook, Vanessa Howard and John Cleese. It was co-written by Cook, Cleese, Graham Chapman and Billington.[1] The film was devised and produced by David Frost under the pseudonym "David Paradine".
The film satirised the growing influence of PR, spin and opinion polls in British politics,[2] as well as parodying political figures of the time such as Harold Wilson and Enoch Powell.
^"The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^Cook, William (30 June 2007). "Unfunny, peculiar". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
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