The Mini-Affair
Encyclopedia
The Mini-Affair is a 1967 British
romantic
comedy film
directed by Robert Amram and starring Georgie Fame
, Rosemary Nicols
and John Clive
. A leading Pop star
is kidnapped in swinging London
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
romantic
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Robert Amram and starring Georgie Fame
Georgie Fame
Georgie Fame is a British rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player. The one-time rock and roll tour musician, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman.-Early life:Fame took piano lessons from the...
, Rosemary Nicols
Rosemary Nicols
Rosemary Nicols is a British actress, born Rosemary Claxton in Bradford, West Yorkshire.She comes from a theatrical family and was the author of the 1967 book The Loving Adventures of Jaby....
and John Clive
John Clive
John Clive , is an English author and actor. He is best known for his international best selling historical and social fiction, such as "KG200" and "Borossa"....
. A leading Pop star
Pop Star
"Pop Star" is a 2005 single from Japanese singer Ken Hirai. The single went on to top the 2005 Oricon Charts and is known for its remarkable music video, featuring Ken in seven different personas, including a raccoon and his own manager. The Video also helped Ken break into the US and Canadian...
is kidnapped in swinging London
Swinging London
Swinging London is a catch-all term applied to the fashion and cultural scene that flourished in London, in the 1960s.It was a youth-oriented phenomenon that emphasised the new and modern. It was a period of optimism and hedonism, and a cultural revolution. One catalyst was the recovery of the...
.
Cast
- Georgie FameGeorgie FameGeorgie Fame is a British rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player. The one-time rock and roll tour musician, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman.-Early life:Fame took piano lessons from the...
- Georgie Hart - Rosemary NicolsRosemary NicolsRosemary Nicols is a British actress, born Rosemary Claxton in Bradford, West Yorkshire.She comes from a theatrical family and was the author of the 1967 book The Loving Adventures of Jaby....
- Charlotte - John CliveJohn CliveJohn Clive , is an English author and actor. He is best known for his international best selling historical and social fiction, such as "KG200" and "Borossa"....
- Joe - Bernard ArchardBernard ArchardBernard Joseph Archard was an English actor.Born in Fulham, London, he was a tall, imposing actor with a distinctive face. He was a conscientious objector in the Second World War and worked on the land...
- Sir Basil Grinling - Lucille SoongLucille SoongLucille Soong is a Chinese American film and television actress. She has guest starred on several present-day television series which include a recurring role on the ABC primetime soap Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle Solis' former maid, Yao Lin...
- Lucille - Rick Dane - Mike Maroon
- Julian CurryJulian CurryJulian Curry is a British actor best known for playing Claude Erskine-Browne in ITV's comedy-drama Rumpole of the Bailey....
- Ronnie - Gretchen Regan - Marianne
- Madeline SmithMadeline SmithMadeline Smith is an English actress and comedienne. She was a model in the 1960s, and appeared in many comedy films Madeline Smith (born 2 August 1949 in Hartfield, Sussex) is an English actress and comedienne. She was a model in the 1960s, and appeared in many comedy films Madeline Smith (born 2...
- Samantha - Clement FreudClement FreudSir Clement Raphael Freud was an English broadcaster, writer, politician and chef.-Early life:Freud was born in Berlin, the son of Jewish parents Ernst Ludwig Freud and Lucie née Brasch. He was the grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and the brother of artist Lucian Freud...
- Stephen Catchpole - Totti Truman TaylorTotti Truman TaylorTotti Truman Taylor is a British actress who was born in London, England. In 1953, she played Aunt Sally in the BBC television series Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective.-Selected filmography:...
- Aunt Grace - Clive DunnClive DunnClive Robert Benjamin Dunn OBE is a retired English actor, comedian and author, best known for his role as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army.-Early life:...
- Tyson - Roy KinnearRoy KinnearRoy Mitchell Kinnear was an English character actor. He is best remembered for playing Veruca Salt's father, Mr. Salt, in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.-Early life:...
- Fire Extinguisher Salesman - Eric PohlmannEric PohlmannEric Pohlmann was an Austrian theatre, film and television character actor.Born Erich Pollak in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he was a classically trained actor who studied under the renowned director Max Reinhardt...
- World Banker - William RushtonWilliam RushtonWilliam Rushton may refer to:* W. A. H. Rushton British physiologist* Willie Rushton , British comedian...
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Irene HandlIrene Handl-Life:Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London, the daughter of an Austrian banker father and French mother. She took to acting at the relatively advanced age of 36, and studied at the acting school run by the sister of Dame Sybil Thorndike...
- Cook in Chinese Restaurant