Movies starring Peter Sellers

The Ladykillers (1955)

91 mins     Comedy, Crime, Thriller      

From the oblivious innocence of Katie Johnson as Mrs. Wilberforce through to the scheming skulduggery of Alec Guinness as Professor Marcus and the ready to go villainy of Herbert Lom as Louis "The Ladykillers" is a great Brit...

The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)

80 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) (aka: Big Time Operators) British comedy starring Virginia McKenna & Bill Travers as a young married couple who inherit an old flea-pit of a cinema and its ancient staff. Knowi...

tom thumb (1958)

98 mins     Family, Fantasy, Musical      

Lessons I have learned from reviewing movies include not all movies watched as a child are as good when watched many years later as a grown up. It isn't a new lesson as many know this but it is one I am reminded of having wat...

The Mouse That Roared (1959)

83 mins     Comedy      

Peter Sellers was a comic genius, there was just something about his delivery which made him funny without really doing anything and Sellers who does an Alec Guinness by playing multiple characters is one of the reasons why 5...

I'm All Right Jack (1959)

105 mins     Comedy      

I'm All Right Jack (1959) Ian Carmichael stars in this British comedy as a wet behind the ears university graduate who finds himself a pawn between the business owners and the union when he gets his first job...

The Battle of the Sexes (1959)

84 mins     Comedy      

I hate to say this but "The Battle of the Sexes" disappointed me as between the concept, the cast and the director I had high expectations but other than a couple of really funny scenes between Sellers and Cummings the rest o...

The Millionairess (1960)

90 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Theoretically "The Millionairess" should be a very good romantic comedy, pairing up Sophia Loren and Peter Sellers should provide plenty of comedy and if that wasn't enough the storyline which sees them both having to past te...

Two Way Stretch (1960)

78 mins     Comedy, Crime      

There are lots of great British comedies from the 50s and 60s but "Two Way Stretch" is amongst my favourite because it is uncomplicated, sharply written and features countless well known faces. There is also the amusement of ...

Trial and Error (1962)

76 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Movie Review - Trial and Error (1962) (aka: The Dock Brief) British comedy featuring Richard Attenborough as a man arrested for murdering his wife and Peter Sellers as his hopeless lawyer...

The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)

94 mins     Comedy, Crime      

"The Wrong Arm of the Law" is a movie for those who love or are just discovering the British crime caper of the 50s and 60s. Here we have an amusing premise of criminals being upset because they are being robbed by other crim...

Heavens Above! (1963)

118 mins     Comedy      

When it comes to the movies of either Peter Sellers or The Boulting brothers "Heavens Above!" is one of those which are not so much forgotten about but simply lesser known. And there is a simple reason why, it doesn't so much...

A Shot in the Dark (1964)

102 mins     Comedy, Mystery      

I think when it comes to Inspector Clouseau I am in the minority as I have never found them that funny. Now in fairness up until now I had never watched an entire Clouseau movie, I had started them and watched for half an hou...

Casino Royale (1967)

131 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

The mind can play tricks on you as is the case as to why I once though the 1967 spoof Bond movie "Casino Royale" was good, that is until I recently rewatched it and realised what a lot nonsense it is. The irony is that this v...

There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)

95 mins     Comedy, Romance      

"There's a Girl in My Soup" is a strange movie when you watch it almost 45 years after it was release as it feels like someone took the basic idea of a Doris Day romantic comedy from a decade earlier, tried to sexy it up a bi...

The Blockhouse (1973)

93 mins     Drama, War      

"The Blockhouse" is based on a reportedly true story about two German soldiers who claimed that they along with 4 other soldiers had been trapped in a storehouse in Poland for 6 years. I don't whether the story on which "The ...

Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974)

107 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) Peter Sellers plays a series of characters in this comedy about an agent and the women, from a French brothel, who make it their mission to knock Nazi generals...

Murder by Death (1976)

94 mins     Comedy, Mystery, Thriller      

I don't think it is technically possible not to enjoy "Murder by Death" as it spoofs just about ever renowned detective going be it Miss Marple to Charlie Chan. Yes and on the mention of Charlie Chan I will get the elephant i...