"A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta."
Michael Caine
as Mickey King
Mickey Rooney
as Preston Gilbert
Lionel Stander
as Ben Dinuccio
Lizabeth Scott
as Princess Betty Cippola
Nadia Cassini
as Liz Adams
Dennis Price
as The Englishman
Al Lettieri
as Miller
Leopoldo Trieste
as Marcovic
Amerigo Tot
as Partisan
Robert Sacchi
as The Bogeyman
Giulio Donnini
as Typing Pool Manager
Luciano Pigozzi
as Clairvoyant
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
as Office Manageress
Liù Bosisio
as Typist #1
Cristina Gaïoni
as Typist #2
Janet Ågren
as Publisher's Receptionist
Irene Sophie Opperman
as Coach Trip Hostess
Iver Gilborn
as Coach Tourist
Elaine Olcott
Ave Ninchi
as Fat Chambermaid
Ermelinda De Felice
as Woman in Barbershop
Werner Hasselmann
as Tourist in Restaurant
Louise Lambert
Victor Mercieca
as Prince Frank Cippola
Cettina Borg Olivier
as Gilbert's Mother
Joe Zammit Cordina
as The Beautiful Thing
Mike Hodges
Director
Writer
George Martin
Conductor
Robert Sterne
Production Supervisor
Dusty Miller
Camera Operator
Michael Dryhurst
Assistant Director
Peter Horrocks
Sound Editor
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Recordist
Doreen Dearnaley
Continuity
Philippe Pickford
Wardrobe Master
John Jay
Still Photographer
Jean Osborne
Unit Publicist
Denton Scott
Production Accountant
Syd Nightingale
Construction Manager
Ron Ballanger
Special Effects
Michael Klinger
Producer
Ousama Rawi
Director of Photography
John Glen
Editor
Irene Lamb
Casting
Patrick Downing
Production Design
Darrell Lass
Art Direction
Gitt Magrini
Costume Design
Paul Engelen
Makeup Artist
George Partleton
Mike Jones
Hairstylist
Christian Wangler
Richard Laughton
Boom Operator
Vicki Deason
Production Secretary
Music