# Clockwise (1986)

> A rigidly punctual English headmaster races toward a crucial conference while travel failures and mounting embarrassment turn his carefully ordered day into farce.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6836

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Christopher Morahan
- Cast: John Cleese, Penelope Wilton, Alison Steadman, Stephen Moore, Joan Hickson, Benjamin Whitrow, Geoffrey Palmer, Michael Aldridge
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090852/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, frantic, awkward, lazy sunday, comedy night

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