Stop the World: I Want to Get Off

Synopsis

The Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse London and Broadway musical hit Stop the World, I Want to Get Off is given literal treatment in this filmization. Newley stars as Littlechap, whose allegorical rise to success is countered by the instability of his private life. Like the play, the film is staged impressionistically, with Newley decked out in mime makeup and periodically stopping the action to address the audience, and with all the women in his life -- German, American and "Typically English" -- played by a single actress (Millicent Martin, taking over from the stage version's Anna Quayle). In Wizard of Oz fashion, the play itself is lensed in color, while the brief prologue, showing the actors preparing for their performance, is in black-and-white. The production includes such standards (and perennial audition pieces) as What Kind of Fool Am I? and Gonna Build a Mountain.

Main Cast

Tony Tanner

Little Chap

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Millicent Martin

Evie / Anya / Ara / Ginnie

Age : 90 | Popularity : 49%

Leila Croft

Susan

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Valerie Croft

Jane

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Neil Hawley

Little Little Chap

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Philip Saville
Writing	Writer	Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley
	Lyricist	Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley
Costume & Make-Up	Wardrobe Assistant	Rebecca Breed
Camera	Director of Photography	Oswald Morris
Sound	Songs	Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley
	Original Music Composer	Al Ham
Department	Role	Name

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