Product Details

• Actors: Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling, Virginia Maskell, Richard Attenborough, David Davies (II)
• Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: June 2, 1998
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630280633X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,655 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another twisted Peter Sellers classic!, January 16, 2000

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James P. Zaworski (Shenzhen, China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Only Two Can Play [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I quite enjoyed this variation on the seven year itch....very entertaining, Yayaon!

Peter Sellers stars in this humorous 1960s Black and White comedy about temptation, and the seven year itch, in marriage. He almost commits adultery in this light hearted film, but all kinds of quirky and ironic situations combine against his success in this effort and endeavor. He finally realizes that his one true love is his wife, and that she is the woman of his desires.

4 stars!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Glory Days of British Comedy, March 29, 2006

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J. Merritt - See all my reviews

This review is from: Only Two Can Play [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Only Two Can Play" is an underrated and overlooked slice of early Peter Sellers, before success in America thinned his body and inflated his comic style. Its plot is simple enough: Sellers is a theater critic and librarian with a wife (Virginia Maskell) and two kids, but this doesn't keep his eye from wandering, especially to a married but still entirely willing socialite (Mai Zetterling). From this straightforward triangular premise, the film works into the kind of subtle and intelligent sex comedy that England was so proficient at producing in the 50's and 60's. The comic effect is aided in no small part by Richard Attenborough's priceless portrayal of a foppish, pretentious poet (pardon the alliteration). Pick up a copy if you can track one down. For fans of Sellers and/or classic British comedies, it's an undiscovered gem.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN UNEXPECTED TREAT, July 23, 2008

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Ruth C. (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Only Two Can Play [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The review by J. Merritt is spot on (as the Brits would say). This movie was on TCM today, and I missed the start of it -- now I can't wait to see the whole thing. The dialogue is sharp and clever, and when the characters are behaving badly, the story is at its best. Wonderful acting by all. While the ending is a bit disappointing, overall, it was a lot of fun. I just wish they'd release it on DVD!