# O Lucky Man! (1973)

> A traveling salesman’s fantasy of upward mobility becomes a surreal, musical reckoning with British class power and institutional corruption.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27442

## Facts

- Runtime: 184 min
- Genres: Comedy, Music, Fantasy, Drama
- Director: Lindsay Anderson
- Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Arthur Lowe, Helen Mirren, Graham Crowden, Peter Jeffrey, Dandy Nichols
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070464/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, surreal, carnivalesque, arthouse film night, political cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A surreal journey through ambition and class struggle, where the everyman faces the absurdities of life.

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- [Alfie (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/9337)
- [Magical Mystery Tour (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/21284)
- [Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/23247)
- [The Ruling Class (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/19221)
- [This Sporting Life (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11327)
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- [How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/13536)

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