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Alive and Kicking

7.1(7)19591h 34m1

Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.

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Released
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Language
English
  • elderly woman

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR24 Jun 1964
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Dec 1958
    • Theatrical13 Jul 1959

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Alive and Kicking was released on 13 July 1959.

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    CinemaSerf

    9/22/2024

    7/10

    No, the story isn't great - but the delivery is really quite good fun. Three elderly ladies, who are not yet ready to be consigned to the scrap heap, pinch a boat and escape from their retirement home. They alight on a tiny Irish island where they befriend the wealthy Stanley Holloway ("MacDonagh") and establish a thriving business with the locals knitting fine Aran sweaters. My personal favourite amongst the runaway…

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