The Trouble with Harry
Alfred Hitchcock / US, 1955 / 100 min.
Seldom-screened The Trouble with Harry is a true exception in Hitchcock's oeuvre: not suspense, but rather absurd black humour based around the shenanigans surrounding the human remains of a man named Harry. With a magnificent performance from Shirley MacLaine, and music from Bernard Herrmann.
The corpse turns out to be that of Jennifer’s ex-husband Harry. Several people, including Jennifer herself (Shirley Maclaine) and rabbit-hunter Captain Wiles, believe they may be culpable to some extent in Harry’s death. Harry is buried, exhumed and buried all over again. In the meantime, it seems everyone had a bone to pick with Harry, and no one really mourns the passing of this man whose remains end up being passed around like a bizarre game of pass-the-parcel.
Screens in a 4K restored version by Park Circus.
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Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Production year
1955
Country
US
Original title
The Trouble with Harry
Length
100 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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