Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles

89 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 11, 1968

Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous, has mislaid a writer's basic tool – the capacity to feel and to respond. Now he must visit his estranged wife and son, whom he has set up on a farm outside his native city. His journey accidentally becomes an attempt to reestablish his connections with life, people, and his own history.

Charlie Bubbles

89 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 11, 1968

Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous, has mislaid a writer's basic tool – the capacity to feel and to respond. Now he must visit his estranged wife and son, whom he has set up on a farm outside his native city. His journey accidentally becomes an attempt to reestablish his connections with life, people, and his own history.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Universal Pictures, Memorial Enterprises
Original title Charlie Bubbles
Directors Terence A. Clegg, Albert Finney
Writers Shelagh Delaney

Cast

Albert Finney

as Charlie

Colin Blakely

as Smokey

Billie Whitelaw

as Lottie

Liza Minnelli

as Eliza

Timothy Garland

as Jack

Richard Pearson

as Accountant

Nicholas Phipps

as Agent

Peter Sallis

as Solicitor

Charles Hill

as Head Waiter

Charles Lamb

as Mr. Noseworthy

Margery Mason

as Mrs. Noseworthy

Diana Coupland

as Maudie

George Innes

as Garage Attendant

Arthur Pentelow

as Man with Car

Alan Lake

as Airman

Yootha Joyce

as Woman in Cafe

Peter Carlisle

as Man in Cafe

Wendy Padbury

as Girl in Cafe

Susan Engel

as Nanny

Rex Boyd

as Receptionist

Joe Gladwin

as Waiter in Hotel

John Ronane

as Gerry

Albert Shepherd

as Policeman

Ted Norris

as First Reporter

Bryan Mosley

as Second Reporter

Jean Marsh

as Waitress (uncredited)