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A Pair of Briefs is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Ralph Thomas released in USA on 1 february 1964 with Michael Craig
A Pair of Briefs (1962)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 february 1964
Length 1h30
Directed by Ralph Thomas
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Rating59%
A Pair of Briefs is a 1962 British legal comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Michael Craig, Mary Peach, Brenda De Banzie and James Robertson Justice. A new female barrister bonds with a male rebel in chambers, and together they try to piece together a case.
Synopsis
The "Brief" of the title refers to the document which a solicitor in the UK court system writes to instruct a barrister who will plead the solicitor's case in court. Unfortunately barristers Tony Stevens and Frances Pilbright, as juniors, receive nothing but routine briefs concerning sewers. When a juicy brief concerning a writ for "restitution of conjugal rights" appears, they take opposite sides in the case. Pilbright works fiercely for her client, a woman whose marriage was disrupted by World War II. Stevens advocates for the other side, a man who denies that he was ever married to the plaintiff, although all records have been destroyed during bombing raids. For her part, the woman claims that her husband left her after she temporarily lost her memory. The two barristers squabble in court, inevitably becoming attracted to each other in the process.Actors
Michael Craig
(Tony Stevens)
Mary Peach
(Frances Pilbright)
Brenda De Banzie
(Gladys Rose Hanley)
James Robertson Justice
(Justice Haddon)
Roland Culver
(Sir John Pilbright)
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