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Clockwise (film)

Clockwise is a 1986 British comedy film starring John Cleese. It was directed by Christopher Morahan, written by Michael Frayn and produced by Michael Codron. The film was co-produced by Moment Films and Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment.

The film centres on the successful but obsessive headmaster of a comprehensive school Brian Stimpson played by Cleese. His school runs 'like clockwork'. On the way to a headmasters' conference at which he is a speaker many misfortunes befall him and his ordered world begins to unwind. A Morris 1100 car, similar to the one beaten with a stick by Cleese in Fawlty Towers episode 'Gourmet Night', plays a key role in the plot of this film as well.

For his performance in the film, Cleese won the 1987 Peter Sellers Award For Comedy at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.

Clockwise film - Classic Moments

Brian Stimpson: "It's not the despair, I can cope with that - it's the hope I can't stand..."

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