The Statue
1971Bolt, 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?
Acted in
David Niven
as Alex Bolt
Virna Lisi
as Rhonda Bolt
Robert Vaughn
as Ray Whiteley
Ann Bell
as Pat Demarest
John Cleese
as Harry
Tim Brooke-Taylor
as Hillcrest
Hugh Burden
as Sir Geoffrey
Erik Chitty
as Mouser
Derek Francis
as Sanders
Susan Travers
as Mrs. Southwick
Desmond Walter-Ellis
as Mr. Southwick
David Allister
as Mr. Westbury
Maureen Lane
as Mrs. Westbury
Zoe Sallis
as Mrs. Euston
Graham Chapman
as News reader
Mario Guizzardi
as George French (uncredited)