Dave Allen in Search of the Great English Eccentric (1974)
• October 8th, 1974 • 0h 50min
Documentary
Overview
A 1974 documentary in which comedian Dave Allen meets a variety of eccentrics including Alexander Stuart Wortley who lives in a box on wheels, a cowboy vicar and the artist/filmmaker Bruce Lacey showing his set-up where he pretends to fly a Lancaster bomber in his garage.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Land of Tradition
Released on: 1950-01-20
Documentary
This Traveltalk series short visits an array of locations associated with England's heritage. Includ...
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Released on: 2004-05-16
History, Documentary
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming c...
Vernon, Florida
Released on: 1981-10-08
Documentary
Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely ecce...
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Released on: 2010-03-05
Documentary
Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurri...
The Battle of the Somme
Released on: 1916-08-21
Documentary, War
A documentary and propaganda film which shows the British Army's preparations for, and the early sta...
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
Released on: 1997-10-03
Documentary
Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to crea...
Grey Gardens
Released on: 1976-02-19
Documentary
Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, ...
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Released on: 2003-03-24
Documentary, Music
The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.
The Eagle and the Lion: Hitler vs Churchill
Released on: 2017-09-20
Documentary, History, War, TV Movie
Winston Churchill, one of the most revered men of the twentieth century. Adolf Hitler, one of the mo...
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Released on: 2019-03-29
Documentary, Music, Comedy
The hilarious and bizarre story of Frank Sidebottom, the cult British comedian in a papier mâché hea...
Three Is Company
Released on: 1959-01-01
Documentary
An American couple tour Britain with a teenage girl, visiting London, Canterbury, Cambridge, the Wes...
A Life on the Farm
Released on: 2023-05-25
Documentary
A strange story from Somerset, England about a filmmaking farmer and the inspiring legacy of his lon...
The World According to Allee Willis
Released on: 2024-11-15
Documentary, Music
Take one look at award-winning songwriter / artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to be t...
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Released on: 2012-10-30
Documentary, TV Movie
Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the ...
Murderous Minds: Harold Shipman
Released on: 2023-01-04
Documentary
Harold Frederick Shipman, known to acquaintances as Fred Shipman, was an English general practitione...
James Baldwin Abroad
Released on: 2023-02-03
Documentary, History
Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexualit...
The Main Stream
Released on: 2002-12-17
Documentary
Humorist Roy Blount Jr. takes viewers on a journey down the Mississippi River, showcasing everything...
Falklands' Most Daring Raid
Released on: 2012-03-18
Documentary, History, War, TV Movie
Documentary film about the then longest range bombing mission in history, which changed the outcome ...
Brexitannia
Released on: 2017-03-22
Documentary
A sociological portrait of the United Kingdom after the historic Brexit vote of 2016. A funny, somet...
100 Years of British Trains
Released on: 2007-12-10
Documentary
A fascinating compilation tracing the development of British trains throughout the 20th century. Thi...