Rising Damp

1980

Rising Damp is a 1980 comedy film based on the British situation comedy Rising Damp, which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. The television series was, in turn, adapted from Eric Chappell's stage play The Banana Box. Chappell adapted the play to television, and wrote the screenplay for this feature film. The film's director was Joseph McGrath.

Leonard Rossiter plays Rupert Rigsby, the middle-aged landlord of a decrepit townhouse. Rigsby has fallen for his only female tenant, Ruth Jones (Frances de la Tour). Ruth, however, prefers Philip, who is much younger, more attractive, and more sophisticated than either Rigsby or she. Philip (Don Warrington) is not especially interested in Ruth, but he eggs Rigsby on in order to humiliate him.

In adapting the television series to film, the setting was changed from Yorkshire to inner-city London. As Richard Beckinsale had died the year before, his character of Alan was rewritten with Christopher Strauli cast as a new character, art student John. The character of Alan is briefly referred to as having left Rigsby's house.

For her performance as Ruth Jones, Frances da la Tour received an Evening Standard British Film Award in the category of "Best Actress".

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Kinostart:1980
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Genre:Filmkomödie
Herstellungsland:Vereinigtes Königreich
Originalsprache:Englisch
IMDB: 1086
Regie:Joseph McGrath
Drehbuch:Eric Chappell
Musik:David Lindup
Produzent:Roy Skeggs
Darsteller:Leonard Rossiter
Frances de la Tour
Don Warrington
Christopher Strauli
Richard Beckinsale
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1981
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Evening Standard British Film Award
Best Comedy
Nominiert
1981
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Evening Standard British Film Award
Best Actor
Nominiert
1981
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Evening Standard British Film Award
Best Actress
Nominiert
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