Nothing But The Best (1963)(dvd)

Synopsis: Scripted by Frederic Raphael, photographed by Nicolas Roeg and directed by Clive Donner, this has all the credentials to be one of the best British big-screen satires. There's no denying it's a very funny film, a sort of School for Scoundrels in a Room at the Top, but the brushstrokes are so broad that there is no room for the finer detail that would have made it a classic.

Alan Bates is splendid as a working-class wannabe, but Denholm Elliott steals every scene as an indolent aristocrat who tutors him in the delicate art of being a cad.

Nothing But The Best dvd details:
Cast: Alan Bates, Denholm Elliot
Runtime: 97 min
Quality rating: unknown source but very good picture quality and sound.