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Stiff Upper Lips

Play trailer Poster for Stiff Upper Lips R,  1997,  1h 34m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A woman's (Georgina Cates) brother and aunt (Prunella Scales) try to pair her with a fop in 1908 England, but she has eyes for a strapping peasant.

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James Hannaham Out Magazine May 27, 2022
A rollicking satire of British period dramas, Stiff Upper Lips merges the sense and sensibility of A Room With a View with the oddball shtick of The Naked Gun. Go to Full Review
Jeremy Kinser The Advocate Apr 19, 2022
Thoroughly unfunny. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 19, 2005
2/5
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Feb 27, 2005
2/4
The upper lips aren't the only things that are stiff in this broad British comedy--so are most of the jokes. Go to Full Review
Gregory Weinkauf New Times Oct 22, 2003
3/5
Eric Idle's Merchant Ivory farce is bound to be better tarted up, but this is a good start, as is Le Divorce. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Gary Sinyor

Director

Peter Ustinov

Horace

Prunella Scales

Aunt Agnes

Georgina Cates

Emily

Samuel West

Edward

Sean Pertwee

George

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Stiff Upper Lips

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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman's (Georgina Cates) brother and aunt (Prunella Scales) try to pair her with a fop in 1908 England, but she has eyes for a strapping peasant.
Director
Gary Sinyor
Producer
Jeremy Bolt, Gary Sinyor
Screenwriter
Stephen Deitch, Paul Simpkin, Gary Sinyor, Richard Sparks
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 27, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$71.8K
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Surround
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