Smile while you’re makin’ it. Laugh while you’re takin’ it. Even though you’re fakin’ it. Nobody’s gonna know …
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.
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The film's tagline is: "Smile while you’re makin’ it. Laugh while you’re takin’ it. Even though you’re fakin’ it. Nobody’s gonna know …"
The production budget was $2.5M.
The runtime is 184 minutes (3h 4m).
It was a co-production between: United Kingdom, United States of America.
The film was directed by Lindsay Anderson.
The screenplay was written by David Sherwin and Malcolm McDowell.
The score was composed by Alan Price.
Cinematography was handled by Miroslav Ondříček.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0070464.
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Good
112 votes
O Lucky Man!
Released
R
English
United Kingdom, United States of America
$2,500,000
