查尔斯·克莱顿

本片以一个鬼怪故事为骨架，叙述了五个鬼故事。建筑师沃尔特·格兰杰到郊外一个农庄去洽谈业务。他感到农庄像旧地重游，原来他做过一个可怕的怪梦，屋里所有的人都在梦里出现过的。当他向客人谈及这怪事时，范医生发表自然怀疑论的看法，从而引出每个客人叙述了—段自己亲身经历的鬼故事。影片的结局是原来这一切都是那位建筑师的—场恶梦。英国电影评论家狄妮斯·鲍威尔对本片评价很高，他指出，影片的“许多材料是专为电影而写的... 　　五个故事 　　《柩车车夫》的故事讲汽车比赛驾驶员休·格兰杰因汽车赛受伤，躺在病房里。半夜，看见窗外停着的柩车边车夫向他招手。第二天他见到—辆双层公共汽车的售票员正是半夜见到的那个车夫。他不敢上车，几分钟后，这辆双层公共汽车失事翻车。《圣诞节故事》讲有一年圣诞节，姑娘萨利参加聚会。大家玩捉迷藏，萨利安慰一个孤独哭泣的小男孩。事后，有人告诉她，小男孩早在几年...

一部令人忍俊不禁的喜剧。四个贼人在策划一桩钻石盗窃案，成员有患有口吃的肯（麦克·帕林MichaelPalin饰）、乔治（汤姆·乔治森TomGeorgeson饰）、乔治的女友旺达（杰米·李·柯蒂斯...

Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir but, when it turns out to be a woman, the old-fashioned number cruncher declares war. Man-eating businesswoman, Angela Barrows is sent by her US company to Edinburgh to investigate export opportunities. She meets businessman Robert MacPherson en route and he persuades her to help bring his company into the 20th century. The staff, lead by Mr. Martin, have other ideas and a battle between the old and new business methods breaks out.