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Movie

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989R1h 35m6.3 / 10

The career where two heads are better than one.

Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.

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Synopsis

Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.

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Cast

Richard E. GrantDenis Dimbleby Bagley
Rachel WardJulia Bagley
Richard WilsonJohn Bristol
Jacqueline TongPenny Wheelstock
Susan WooldridgeMonica
John ShrapnelPsychiatrist
Hugh ArmstrongHarry Wax
Mick FordRichard

Credits

Directed by
Bruce Robinson
Written by
Bruce Robinson

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Box office
$418.1K

Production

  • Virgin FilmsUnited Kingdom
  • Handmade FilmsUnited Kingdom

Themes

advertisementadvertisingadvertising agencyadvertising executivenervous breakdownsatire