The Statue (1971) David Niven John Cleese

The Statue (1971) David Niven John Cleese

John Cleese is featured (and Graham Chapman cameos) in this
mediocre 1971 comedy.

Alex Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a
sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat,
capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a
statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian
wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique,
because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the
statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn't its model.
Thinking he's a cuckold, Bolt goes on a jealous search for a man
matching the statue. The diplomat, too, wants changes in the statue
to protect his conservative image. Can art and love reconcile?

David Niven ... Alex Bolt
Virna Lisi ... Rhonda Bolt
Robert Vaughn ... Ray
Ann Bell ... Pat
John Cleese ... Harry
Tim Brooke-Taylor ... Hillcrest


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