The Optimists of Nine Elms

1h 50m
Drama
6.6

A retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life

Cast

Peter Sellers
Sam
Donna Mullane
Liz
John Chaffey
Mark
Marjorie Yates
Chrissie Ellis
David Daker
Bob Ellis
Katyana Kass
Baby Ellis
Patricia Brake
Dog's Home Secretary
Don Crown
Busker
Bruce Purchase
Policeman
Michael Graham Cox
Park Keeper
Bernie Searle
Dustman
Tommy Wright
Dustman
Pat Beckett
Laundry Lady
Daphne Lawson
Laundry Lady
Candyce Jane Brandl
Laundry Lady
Hilary Crane
Schoolteacher
Pat Ashton
Woman at Nursery
Keith Chegwin
Georgie (uncredited)
Hilary Pritchard
Laundry Lady (uncredited)

Crew

Anthony Simmons
Director, Novel
Tudor Gates
Screenplay
John Jympson
Editor
Larry Pizer
Director of Photography
Ronald S. Kass
Executive Producer
Adrian Gaye
Producer
Victor Lyndon
Producer
Allan Foenander
Casting
Pixie Weir
Costume Design
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist
Rusty Coppleman
Sound Editor
Bill Rowe
Sound Recordist
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Recordist
George Martin
Original Music Composer
Ivor Powell
Production Manager
Robert Cartwright
Art Direction

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