Better Late Than Never (1983 film)
1983 film by Bryan Forbes
- Raymond Chow
- David Niven, Jr.
- Jack Haley, Jr.
- David Niven
- Art Carney
- Maggie Smith
- Kimberley Partridge
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Release date
- 15 April 1983 (1983-04-15)
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Better Late Than Never is a 1983 British comedy film directed by Bryan Forbes and starring David Niven, Art Carney and Maggie Smith. The soundtrack features songs by Henry Mancini and Noël Coward.[1]
Plot
Nick (Niven) is the supposed grandfather of 10-year-old Bridget (Partridge), who stands to inherit a sizeable fortune. Charley (Carney) shows up and claims that he is the genuine grandpa. Both men once slept with Bridget's grandmother, and she was never certain which of the two produced her child. Neither Nick nor Charley are good prospects, so Bridget must choose from the lesser of two evils.
Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Niven | Nick Hartland |
| Art Carney | Charley Dunbar |
| Maggie Smith | Miss Anderson |
| Catherine Hicks | Sable |
| Lionel Jeffries | Bertie |
| Melissa Prophet | Marlene |
| Kimberley Partridge | Bridget |
| Jean-Pierre Castaldi | Doctor |
Production
Forbes originally offered Carney's role to William Holden who declined because the fee offered was too small. Forbes wrote in 1992 that if Holden had made the film he "might have been alive today."[2]
References
External links
- Better Late Than Never at IMDb
- Better Late Than Never at AllMovie
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Films directed by Bryan Forbes
- Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
- The L-Shaped Room (1962)
- Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
- King Rat (1965)
- The Wrong Box (1966)
- The Whisperers (1967)
- Deadfall (1968)
- The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
- The Raging Moon (1971)
- The Stepford Wives (1975)
- The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
- International Velvet (1978)
- Sunday Lovers (1980)
- Better Late Than Never (1983)
- The Naked Face (1984)
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