That Riviera Touch | |
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Promotional film poster by Arnaldo Putzu
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Directed by | Cliff Owen |
Produced by | Hugh Stewart |
Written by | Peter Blackmore Dick Hills and Sid Green |
Starring |
Eric Morecambe Ernie Wise |
Music by | Ron Goodwin |
Cinematography | Jack Asher |
Edited by | Gerry Hambling |
Distributed by | Rank |
Release date
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24 March 1966 (London, West End) |
Running time
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98 minutes |
Language | English |
That Riviera Touch (1966) is the second feature-length film made by the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise.
The film opened at the Leicester Square Theatre in the West End of London on Thursday 24 March 1966.
After Eric Simpson (Eric Morecambe) nearly gives the Queen a parking ticket in London, he and Ernest Clark (Ernie Wise) decide to take a holiday in the south of France. However, when they arrive there, they become unwittingly involved in a jewel theft when the thief Le Pirate (Paul Stassino) decides to use them to smuggle some precious jewels out of the country. He sends the two Englishmen to a sinister villa and sends the beautiful Claudette (Suzanne Lloyd), a member of his criminal gang, to keep Eric and Ernie occupied while he carries out the various stages of his plan. Confusion ensues however, as the two battle for the affections of Claudette and Eric accidentally wins a large sum of money at a casino. Eventually Eric and Ernie start to get suspicious and begin to investigate...
The film was among the 15 most popular movies at the British box office in 1966.