Perfect Friday – 1970
Director
Peter Hall

Writers
Scott Forbes
Anthony Greville-Bell

Producers
Dimitri De Grunwald executive producer
William Kirby associate producer
Jack Smith producer

Cast
Ursula Andress – Britt
Stanley Baker – Mr. Graham
David Warner – Lord Nicholas “Nick” Dorset
Patience Collier – Nanny
T.P. McKenna – Smith
David Waller – Williams
Joan Benham – Miss Welsh
Julian Orchard – Thompson
Trisha Mortimer – Janet
Anne Tirard – Miss Marsh
Johnny Briggs – Taxi Driver
Fred Griffiths – Taxi Driver
Sidney Jennings – Taxi Driver
Hugh Halliday – Cyclist
Max Faulkner – Strong Room Guard
Carleton Hobbs – Elderly Peer
Eric Longworth – House of Lords Messenger
Brian Peck – Chauffeur
Howard Lang – Bank Commissionaire
Patrick Jordan – Bank Guard
Malcolm Johns – Swiss Boyfriend
Garfield Morgan – 1st Airport Official
Derek Cox – 2nd Airport Official
Barbara Ogilvie – Woman Airport Official
Georgina Simpson – Stewardess

Review by Theo Robertson

Perfect Friday (1970)

Heist movies play out in an identical formula :
Character A meets character B who introduces them to character C . They pull off a scam and it becomes a race for characters A, B and C to stab each other in the back.

The only difference between PERFECT Friday and other heist movies is that this one is possibly the worst directed one of the lot . Watch the scene near the start when Britt is introduced to Mr Hall in the bank . There supposed to be facing each other but by some ridiculous editing it looks like they’re talking to each other’s backs when the camera cuts between them . I also couldn’t help noticing the poor sound editing which makes every interior scene sound like it was filmed in an empty room regardless of the location.

Even people who liked this movie mention Peter Hall’s bizarre directing . I’m not mentioning it – I’m complaining about it and how it helps make an already boring and unlikely story unwatchable , and I’m shocked that PERFECT Friday has an average user rating of 6.9