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18/12/1966 Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 55m
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A girl, a boy, a tender, funny, terrible wedding night.

Overview

Young newlyweds Arthur and Jenny Fitton want nothing more than to get their marriage started on the right foot. But before they can depart for their honeymoon in Spain, they have to spend their first night together at the home of Arthur's parents. The couple are prevented from having any intimacy, but it only gets worse. They find out that their trip to Spain is canceled, which sets the tone for a rocky few weeks.

  1. Roy Boulting

    Director

  2. Bill Naughton

    Writer

  3. John Boulting

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Hayley Mills

    Jenny Piper

  2. Hywel Bennett

    Arthur Fitton

  3. John Mills

    Ezra Fitton

  4. Marjorie Rhodes

    Lucy Fitton

  5. Avril Angers

    Liz Piper

  6. John Comer

    Leslie Piper

  7. Wilfred Pickles

    Uncle Fred

  8. Murray Head

    Geoffrey Fitton

  9. Liz Fraser

    Molly Thompson

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-08-02
The Family Way seems to have had a splashy release for a couple of reasons. It involved a topic rarely dealt with: an unconsummated new marriage, and the debut of Harley Mills in an adult role. I know when I was in the throes of puberty I would have been gobsmacked if I had been allowed to see the naked back of Hayley Mills, whom I had boyishly fancied in her Disney movies. It is a pretty good movie in its own right, not rude or crude in its depiction of what would be treated as a sex comedy nowadays but which received a half-serious treatment back then.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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