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Director:
Writer:
Fred Ponzlov (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 December 2002 (Italy) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A comedy where love finds new life and death is something to laugh about.
Plot:
A woman who's husband is cheating on her and an undertaker who's in love with her for ages, decide to fake her death so they can be together. However, the other town's undertaker who loves over-the-top funerals complicates things. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Reviews:
Excellent black humour more (35 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Hannah Higgins ... Young Betty
Joshua Jenkins ... Young Boris (as Josh Jenkins)
Shaun Phillips ... Young Hugh

Alfred Molina ... Boris Plots

Brenda Blethyn ... Betty Rhys-Jones

Robert Pugh ... Hugh Rhys-Jones
Menna Trussler ... Dilys Rhys-Jones

Jerry Springer ... Himself

Naomi Watts ... Meredith Mainwaring

Lee Evans ... Delbert Butterfield

Christopher Walken ... Frank Featherbed
Lennie Huhtala ... Albert Pontefreece
Padrig Owen Jones ... Willie

Miriam Margolyes ... Thelma & Selma
Stan Stennet ... Albert Edwards
Enid Nelmes ... Elsie Edwards
Noel Williams ... Star Trek Funeral Minister
Robert Page ... Bob Murdock
Peggy Mason ... Mourner #1
Stevie Parry ... Mourner #2
Dawn Pritchard ... Vegas Showgirl #1
Louise Hopkins ... Vegas Showgirl #2
Ena Cohen ... Candace Pontefreece
Maggs Harries ... Piano Player
Howell Evans ... Dr. Owen
Pat Kane ... Kindly Old Lady
Malcolm Cousins ... Reverend Price
Dafydd Hywel ... Gravedigger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beverly Hotsprings ... Andrea Cass (uncredited)
Dafydd Wyn Roberts ... Pharmacist (uncredited)
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Directed by
Nick Hurran 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Fred Ponzlov  writer (as Frederick Ponzlov)

Produced by
David Ball .... line producer
Adam Betteridge .... associate producer
Terry Chase Chenowith .... executive producer
Michael Cowan .... producer
Jessica Gold .... associate producer
Suzanne Lyons .... producer
Alex Marshall .... executive producer
Jason Piette .... producer
Kate Robbins .... producer
David Rogers .... executive producer
Marie Vine .... executive producer
Clive Waldron .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Rupert Gregson-Williams 
 
Cinematography by
James Welland 
 
Film Editing by
John Richards 
 
Casting by
Kate Rhodes James 
Peter Wooldridge 
Susan Wooldridge 
 
Production Design by
Keith Maxwell 
 
Art Direction by
Lesley Dearn 
Alex Evans 
Penny Harvey 
 
Costume Design by
Ffion Elinor 
 
Makeup Department
Amy Hadden .... hair trainee
Pamela Hadden .... makeup designer
Pamela Haddock .... hair designer
Pamela Haddock .... makeup designer
Leanne Harry .... assistant makeup artist
Paula Price .... hair stylist
Paula Price .... makeup artist
Gill Rees .... hair stylist
Gill Rees .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Mel Hider .... post-production supervisor
Dan Mumford .... unit manager
Jon Wilkins .... production supervisor
Dyfed Williams .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniel Bevis .... assistant director
Lucy Cohen .... assistant director
Melanie Dicks .... first assistant director
Fraser Fennell-Ball .... assistant director (as Fraser Fennell)
Chris Hill .... third assistant director
Marc Jones .... assistant director
Ben Morse .... assistant director
Sarah Shepherd .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Joe Brookman .... carpenter
Steve Crewe .... stand-by carpenter
Don Harding .... property master
Brian Hicks .... scenic painter
Jane Higgins .... scenic painter
Jonathan Holbrook .... scenic painter
Trystan Howell .... stand-by props
Paul Jones .... construction manager
Ron Muston .... scenic painter
Hannah Nicholson .... production buyer
Glyn Phillips .... set dresser
Dave Sinnot .... carpenter
Claudia Smithies .... art department runner
Ray Weston .... scenic painter
Martin Whately .... carpenter
Mierion Williams .... carpenter
Silas Gee Williams .... set dresser
Richard Grant .... model maker (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Don Bell .... sound recordist
Howard Carle .... narration mixer
Tim Cavagin .... sound re-recording mixer
Steve Cook .... sound supervisor
Colin Cooper .... foley recordist
Twydor Davis .... dialogue editor (as Twydor Smith Davis)
Mark DeSimone .... adr: New york
Barry Doyle .... boom operator
Diane Greaves .... foley artist
Alex Hudd .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Al Hudd)
Peter Isaac .... sound recordist
Mark Johns .... foley artist
Alan Jones .... sound recordist
Alan Jones .... sound recordist
Andrea King .... foley artist
Kant Pan .... adr editor
Ian Richardson .... sound recordist: second unit
Steve Single .... sound re-recording mixer
Alastair Sirkett .... sound effects editor
Jack Stew .... foley artist
Eric Strausser .... first assistant sound remix
Trevor Swanscott .... foley editor
 
Visual Effects by
Kevin Ahern .... visual effects editor
Dan Ashton .... scanning and recording operator
John Benn .... visual effects editor
Angus Bickerton .... visual effects designer
Mark Buschbacher .... scanning and recording technician
Neil Culley .... digital compositor
Sean Farrow .... digital compositor
Andrew Francis .... telecine operator
James Glassborow .... visual effects technician
Barrie Hemsley .... visual effects producer
Simon Hughes .... scanning and recording supervisor
Duncan Kinnaird .... digital compositor
Claire McGrane .... visual effects producer
Joe Pavlo .... digital compositor
Adrian Ratley .... digital compositor
Sebastian Sue .... visual effects technician
Courtney Vanderslice .... head of production: Cinesite
Courtney Vanderslice .... visual effects exective producer (as Courtney Vanderslice-Law)
Tim Walton .... digital compositor
 
Stunts
Steve Griffin .... stunt coordinator
Tina Maskell .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Clive Baldwin .... grip
Terry Bartlett .... assistant camera
Roy Bellett .... best boy
John Budd .... electrician
Trevor Coop .... camera operator
Andy Ellaway .... electrician
Kevin Higgins .... grip: second unit
Mark Isaac .... focus puller
Milos Jankovic .... grip
Clive Johnson .... electrician
Clive Johnson .... generator operator
Steve Lawes .... focus puller: "b" camera
David Mason .... gaffer
Paul O'Neil .... grip
Warren Orchard .... still photographer
Martin Scanlan .... clapper loader
Tom Shrapnel .... video assist operator
Mark Thornton .... electrician
Peter Thornton .... camera operator: second unit
James Welland .... camera operator
Matt Woolf .... clapper loader
 
Casting Department
Sam Chandley .... additional casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maxine Brown .... assistant costume designer
Clare McHardy .... costume assistant
Sarah-Jane Perez .... costume assistant
Katrina Perkins .... costume assistant
Gemma Sinclair .... costume trainee
Claire Tucker .... costume trainee
 
Editorial Department
Paul Ensby .... color timer
Peter Hunt .... film color grader
Jack James .... editorial assistant
Christopher Learmonth .... digital intermediate editor
Royce Smith .... color timer
Zoe Spyropoulos .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Chris Barrett .... assistant music engineer
Rupert Gregson-Williams .... orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths .... orchestra contractor
Alastair King .... conductor
Alastair King .... orchestrator
Abi Leland .... music supervisor
Abbie Lister .... assistant music engineer
Ion Metsovitis .... assistant music engineer
Steve Orchard .... music engineer
Maggie Rodford .... music supervisor
Dan Rose .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Brian Baverstock .... driver: Mr. Walken
Jim Brownlow .... driver: cast
Derrick Page .... unit driver
Mike Pritchard .... driver: cast
Iwan Roberts .... driver: cast
 
Other crew
Shirine Best .... development assistant
Daniel Bevis .... floor runner (as Dan Bevis)
Tony Bowlie .... caterer
Sandra Butterworth .... dialect coach
Anne Chamberlain .... publicist
Lucy Cohen .... stand-in
Tanya Conway .... production accountant
Simon Cross .... fire editor
Peter Darling .... choreographer
Jessica Dickinson .... production secretary
Sean Farrow .... opening titles
Fraser Fennell-Ball .... floor runner
Stuart Fyvie .... datacine operator
Jessica Gold .... accounts supervisor
Diana Hadden .... production secretary
Marc Jones .... stand-in
Sally Jones .... script supervisor
Emily Kyriakides .... assistant: Mr. Cowan and Mr. Piette
Marilyn Le Conte .... dialect coach
Claire Lincoln .... production coordinator
Philip Long .... post-production accountant
Ben Morse .... stand-in
Lynne Page .... assistant choreographer
Daniella Roberts .... script assistant
Rick Rosenthal .... production counsel
Kim Sharp .... facilities coordinator
Andy Taylor .... digital lab coordinator
Dyfed Williams .... location manager
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Grabgeflüster (Germany) (video title)
Grabgeflüster - Liebe versetzt Särge (Germany)
Plotz with a View (UK)
Undertaking Betty (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor.
Runtime:
France:94 min (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
While filming scenes in Llantrisant, Wales, Lee Evans fell from a window and landed on a large nail. The sharp spike pierced his body and narrowly missed one of his kidneys. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Boris Plots is awaken by his cat, you can see the string attached to the cat's paw. more
Quotes:
Betty Rhys-Jones: Why couldn't I have fallen in love with a travel agent? more
Movie Connections:
References "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991) more
Soundtrack:
In The Mood more

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23 out of 29 people found the following review useful.
Excellent black humour, 4 December 2003
7/10
Author: Jose E

Once again seeing this kind of movies turns me more and more into English humor, not too often seen on screen since the days of Monty Python and Man About The House. Too bad.

Brenda Blethyn (Who I first saw in Saving Grace early in the year, another must see by the way.) just excels, as Alfred Molina does. The rest of the cast, while virtually unknown to me, turns on great performances too. The film starts slowly and gradually gains in pace and amusement - midway I had tears in my eyes from laughing.

All in all, a funny English movie, a thousand times better than the supposedly 'funny' garbage that comes from Hollywood.

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