British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Not Now, Comrade. Image shows from L to R: Rudi Petrovyan (Lewis Fiander), Barbara Wilcox (Carol Hawkins), Nancy Rimmington (Michele Dotrice). Copyright: Not Now Films Limited
Not Now, Comrade

Not Now, Comrade

  • 1977 film

A simple car bump is all it takes for a Ministry of Defence Commander to end up harbouring a Soviet dancer attempting to defect to the West. Stars Leslie Phillips, Roy Kinnear, Windsor Davies, Don Estelle, Michele Dotrice and more.

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Not Now, Comrade trivia

Inspired by the real-life 1961 defection of Rudolf Nureyev, Not Now, Comrade is based on Cooney's 1964 stage farce Chase Me, Comrade, which debuted at the Theatre Royal, Windsor.

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