The Magnificent 7 Deadly Sins
(1971)
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The best actors of British comedy come together in this uproarious dramatization of the seven deadly sins. The sketches were written by the likes of MONTY PYTHON'S Graham Chapman; GOON writers Spike Milligan, Marty Feldman, and Barry Cryer; and Graham Stark. |
Having packed his short film Simon, Simon with cameos by his famous friends, comic actor Graham Stark enticed even more comedians and comic writers to contribute to this, his only feature. It comprises seven sketches, each one a mildly amusing illustration of a deadly sin. The film is very much a product of its time, with familiar TV faces performing glorified sitcom (two of the segments are adaptations of TV episodes), while busty starlets remove their clothes. The exception is Spike Milligan's Sloth, a series of unrelated gags that recall his Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film. The best sketch? Possibly Wrath in which two old gents plot to murder a cantankerous park-keeper.