A Matter of WHO

Oct 3, 1961

1h 30m

★ 6.2

TERRY-THOMAS in the funniest chase since "The Lavender Hill Mob!"

Overview

Health officials from the World Health Organization link a smallpox outbreak in Europe to oil drilling in the Middle East.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Foray

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Cast

Archibald Bannister

Terry-Thomas

Michele Cooper

Sonja Ziemann

Edward Kennedy

Alex Nicol

Jamieson

Richard Briers

Sister Sheila Bryan

Honor Blackman

Nick Ivanovitch

Guy Deghy

Beryl

Carol White

Hatfield

Clive Morton

Foster

Geoffrey Keen

Rahman

Martin Benson

Linkers

Eduard Linkers

Dr. Blake

Vincent Ball

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