| 词条 | The Oracle (film) |
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| name = The Oracle | image = The_Oracle_(1953_film).jpg | image_size = | caption = Original trade ad by Ronald Searle | director = C.M. Pennington-Richards | producer = Colin Lesslie | writer = Patrick Campbell Anthony Steven (additional dialogue) | based on = radio play To Tell You the Truth by Robert Barr | starring = Robert Beatty Michael Medwin Virginia McKenna. | music = Temple Abady | cinematography = Wolfgang Suschitzky | editing = John Trumper | studio = Group 3 | distributor = Associated British-Pathé {{small|(UK)}} | released = {{Film date|1953|06|01|London, UK|df=y}} | runtime = 85 mins | country = United Kingdom | language = English }} The Oracle (known as The Horse's Mouth in the United States[1] ) is a 1953 British comedy film directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards and starring Robert Beatty, Michael Medwin and Virginia McKenna.[2] The screenplay concerns a journalist who goes on holiday to Ireland where he encounters a fortune-teller. ProductionIt was based on a radio play To Tell You the Truth by Robert Barr. It was shot at Southall Studios on a budget of £43,000.[3] PlotTimothy Blake (Michael Medwin), a British reporter holidaying or a remote island offshore of Ireland, hears a man's voice coming from the bottom of a well. The voice turns out to be a modern-day Oracle, or fortune teller, whose predictions prove uncannily accurate. Bob is determined to get a story out of this, but his editor is less enthusiastic and promptly fires him. The newfound publicity though, means the once-sleepy Irish village is now invaded with curiosity seekers, and those seeking the horse racing results. Cast
Critical receptionAllmovie called it "A lesser comedy of the Ealing school (though not from the Ealing studios)";[4] the Radio Times called it a "piffling comedy in which whimsy is heaped on to make up for the absence of genuine humour";[5] but Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings thought more highly of the piece, whilst acknowledging "This is no classic, but it’s pleasant and has a little meat on its bones," and concluding the film was "Worth a look."[6]References1. ^{{cite book|last=Chibnall|first=Steve|title=Get Carter|year=2003|publisher=I. B. Taurus|location=UK|isbn=9781860649103|pages=23|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3uW92r5gB0C&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=Wolfgang+Suschitzky+the+oracle&source=bl&ots=MiE7ycyD4T&sig=47p0amReW8-Ba-tPebEyQkgLRRY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qiFzT__WJMOu8AP7p4Vh&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Wolfgang%20Suschitzky%20the%20oracle&f=false}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/45289|title=The Oracle (1953)|publisher=}} 3. ^Chibnall & McFarlane p.116 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-oracle-v128007|title=The Oracle (1952) - C.M. Pennington-Richards,C. Pennington Richards - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|publisher=}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/mc7d2/the-oracle|title=The Oracle - Film from RadioTimes|publisher=}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://fantasticmoviemusings.com/2016/11/20/the-oracle-1953/|title=The Oracle (1953)|first=Dave|last=Sindelar|date=21 November 2016|publisher=}} Bibliography
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