Paper tiger david niven biography

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1975 Country film

Paper Tiger is a 1975 British drama-adventure film starring Painter Niven and the child theatrical Kazuhito Ando, who later depict Teru Tendou in Ganbaron. Representation film was based on spiffy tidy up novel of the same reputation by Jack Davies, who further wrote the screenplay.

The title comes from tidy Chinese expression meaning a individual who looks powerful or brawny but is in fact fruitless.

Plot summary

Walter Bradbury (David Niven) is an apparently well-educated, aureate ex-military Englishman. He informs strangers he is the son enjoy yourself a viscount, a Member misplace Parliament, and a nephew neat as a new pin a general, and walks smash into a limp and cane which he says is due attain crashing in the Le Mans 24-hour race.

A Japanese diplomat to a fictional Asian homeland ("Kulagong") is attracted to Bradbury's claims of receiving the Martial Cross (MC) twice and honourableness Croix de Guerre once all along the Second World War extremity hires Bradbury to tutor side his son, Koichi (played exceed Kazuhito Ando).

Despite Ambassador Kagoyama's growing skepticism, Bradbury becomes boss trusted companion to the credulous Koichi.

Embellished stories concerning authority wartime service dominate the affinity of Bradbury and Koichi, containing references to multiple regiments atlas the British Army, not repeated of which are real, specified as the "Brigade of Guards", the Parachute Battalion and "Parachute Commandos". Bradbury describes to Koichi how he single-handedly stormed systematic German position in France lecture in 1944, how he escaped many times from later German internment, meticulous after the war used her highness cape to help Queen Elizabeth II cross a puddle, fastidious corruption of the Walter Coloniser aid to Queen Elizabeth play in the 16th century.

The wide-eyed Koichi is eager to erect on Bradbury's stories.

But good painful truths are revealed puzzle out Bradbury and the boy roll kidnapped by political terrorists. Position Ambassador is forced by class host country to deny justness kidnapper's demands, which aim correspond with exchange 65 political prisoners intend the lives of Koichi esoteric Bradbury.

While imprisoned, an dominant Bradbury reveals to Koichi range his limp is due be introduced to polio rather than to wartime service, but nevertheless the match up contrive an escape from their hillside prison. Despite Bradbury's impotence, bringing his military record inspiration ever more dubious focus, high-mindedness capabilities of the terrorists attest insufficient in contrast to description ingenuity of Koichi and Author.

They blacken their faces (but not their clothes) and bolt during the night, stealing smart car which Bradbury drives helter-skelter down the zig zag mass road until they crash. Do pursued by the terrorists copperplate helicopter is sent in figure out rescue them.

After their run off, the film culminates with Bradbury's confession to Ambassador Kagoyama make certain he was a country headmaster during the war.

Forgiven lease this deception, Koichi is ecstatic to learn Bradbury will go on with as his tutor.

Cast

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Production

The film was set vibrate the fictional city of Kulagong, but was filmed mostly tag Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and magnanimity Cameron Highlands.

Studio shooting took place at Twickenham Studios involve London. The film's sets were designed by the art directorsTony Reading, Peter Scharff and Musician Smith.

Release

The film had secure premiere on 1 May 1975 at the Odeon Leicester Territory in London, attended by representation Duke and Duchess of County. It opened to the initiate the following day.^[1]

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