Bernie, a self-destructive alcoholic, is given watch over his niece Winnie. He tests the patience of the various people he knows and Winnie is often left on her own.Bernie, a self-destructive alcoholic, is given watch over his niece Winnie. He tests the patience of the various people he knows and Winnie is often left on her own.Bernie, a self-destructive alcoholic, is given watch over his niece Winnie. He tests the patience of the various people he knows and Winnie is often left on her own.
Beatie Edney
- Winnie
- (as Beatrice Edney)
Peter Sellers
- Stallholder
- (as A. Queen)
Thomas Heathcote
- Dice Player
- (as Tom Heathcote)
Bertel Lauring
- Louis
- (as Bertil Lauring)
Sisse Reingaard
- Daughter of Cafe Proprietress
- (as Sisse Reingärd)
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- Writers
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- TriviaRoman Polanski was present during the entire filming of A Day at the Beach. He was editing the picture and shooting inserts with the director, Simon Hesera, when news came of his wife's murder in California. He left England that night. The film was hastily finished without him, put on the shelf and has only recently been rediscovered.
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some surprisingly horrific sequences
Being a great fan of European cinema in the early 60s, I loved Polanski's, Knife in the Water, Repulsion and Cul-de-Sac but was initially very disappointed with the full on colour film, Rosemary's Baby. Having now seen the most impressive A Day At The Beach which should have been released before Rosemary's Baby, I would certainly have been happier back then if the order of release had not been so drastically changed by circumstances. This great little film is much more akin to the director's early b/w features, although this is in colour, and is bleak indeed. Seemingly shot in a single day in the pouring rain on some desolate Danish beach we spend some time with a little girl and her 'uncle' who spends most of the time trying to get another drink. Despicable, though the lead often appears, there is an palpable bond between the two and it is quite startling that when others try to relate to the child, our hero seems peerless. Fascinating, dark and with a brilliant performance from the young girl, this also has some surprisingly horrific sequences (not counting the true horror of Graham Stark as some horrible underling of a gay Peter sellers!). Well worth searching out.
- christopher-underwood
- Sep 3, 2008
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Un día en la playa
- Filming locations
- Copenhagen, Denmark(kinema weekly 26/4/69)
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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