Sleep Is Lovely
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| Directed by | David Hart |
| Written by | David Hart Michael Josef |
| Produced by | Stanley Baker Michael Deeley |
| Starring | Peter McEnery Donald Pleasence |
| Cinematography | Brian Probyn |
| Edited by | Peter Pitt |
| Music by | Johnny Dankworth |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £80,000[1] |
Sleep Is Lovely (also known as The Other People and I Love You, I Hate You) is a 1968 British film directed by David Hart and starring Peter McEnery, Donald Pleasence and Olga Georges-Picot.[2] It was written by Hart and Michael Josef. The film appears to have never been released, and is considered a lost film.[3]
Plot
[edit]Peter can't get over his ex-girlfriend Elsa even though they broke up over a year ago. He spends all his time on a barge owned by his friend John and John's younger brother Colin. One morning Peter, John and Colin see a middle aged man, Clive, fall out of a motor cruiser into the water. They rescue him and decide to ransom him for £1,000. Peter and Elsa are-reunited but Elsa then commences an affair with Colin. Clive turns out to be Elsa's father.
Cast
[edit]- Peter McEnery as Peter
- Donald Pleasence as Clive, Elsa's father
- Olga Georges-Picot as Elsa
- John McEnery as John
- George Coulouris as police inspector
- Bruce Robinson as Colin
- Colin Jeavons as butler
- William Ellis as Royal Marines officer
- Virginia Wetherell as girl at airport
Production
[edit]Producer Michael Deeley said director David Hart "was one of the cleverest men I have met and when he decided to be a film director it seemed like a good idea for me to help him."[4] The film was set up at Deeley's Oakhurst Productions and financed by Paramount Pictures as part of a low-budget film state ordered by the studio's new owner, Charles Bluhdorn.[1][5]
The film was passed to the BBFC for certification in September 1968,[6] but despite the cast involved and backing of Oakhurst Productions and Paramount Pictures, it does not appear to have had a trade screening, been shown to a paying audience, screened on TV or released on video.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Julian Grainger, "Sleep is Lovely", BFI Lost Films BFI accessed 21 June 2015
- ^ "Sleep Is Lovely". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ Michael Deeley, Blade Runners, Deer Hunters and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: My Life in Cult Movies, Pegasus Books, 2009 p 43
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (28 December 2025). "Forgotten British Moguls: Stanley Baker". Filmink. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "BBFC | BBFC". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2026.