The Statue

The face was his... the body was his... but suddenly — hello "Charlie"

The Statue — Plot

Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn't its model. Thinking he's a cuckold, Bolt goes on a jealous search for a man matching the statue. The diplomat, too, wants changes in the statue to protect his conservative image. Can art and love reconcile?

• Release date
• January 27, 1971
• Runtime
• 84 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Rod Amateau

The Statue — Cast

David Niven Alex Bolt Virna Lisi Rhonda Bolt Robert Vaughn Ray Whiteley

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Ann Bell Pat Demarest John Cleese Harry Tim Brooke-Taylor Hillcrest Hugh Burden Sir Geoffrey Erik Chitty Mouser