
The Statue
Bolt, 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?
Release Date: 1971-01-27
Comedy
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Casts

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