这是RichardLester最好的一个片。　　Anabsurdistclassic　　ThisisawonderfulsurrealcomedybasedontheplaybySpikeMilliganandJohnAntrobus.Youknowthatitisgoingtobeanoddfilmrightatthebeginning,whentheopeningcreditslistthecastinorderoftheirheight.ThefilmbeginswiththeBBC(FrankThornton)tellingusthroughthefacadeofanoldtelevisionthatthisisthethird,orisitthefourth,anniversaryoftheshortestwarinhistory,lasting2hoursand28minutes.Englandisnowabarrenlandscape,litteredwithderelictcarsandbuildings,hillsofoldboots,brokencrockery,andotherdebris.Fortymillionpeopleperishedandthereareonly20knownsurvivors.TheQueendidnotsurvive,andofthe20knownsurvivorsthenextinlineforthethroneisaMrsEthelSchroakeof393aHighStreet,Leytonstone.AmongtheothersurvivorsareRalphRichardson(OLuckyMan!)asLordFortnumofAlamein,whoisn'tlookingforwardtohisimpendingmutationintoabedsittingroom.MichaelHordernisBulesMartin,whowearsa18-caratHovisbreadring.SpikeMilliganisapostmanwhowandersaroundanddeliverssomememorabledialogu