The Smallest Show on Earth

Another love letter to the flea-pit cinemas, this one from Britain. There might be better-furbished places than the Bijou Kinema here, and the technical standards aren't all they might be—the projectionist (played by Peter Sellers) isn't exactly a credit to his profession—but it's homely and snug, with the sort of charm that money can't buy - is it a bit like our much loved Electric Palace here in Hastings?!

Overjoyed to learn that they've inherited a cinema in the north of England, Matt and Jean Spenser are subsequently shattered to find it's less of a grand picture palace and more of a fleapit (with three equally decrepit employees). Can the couple make a go of it or will they be forced to sell up and watch the Bijou Kinema be redeveloped into a car park?

Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers star in Basil Dearden's heartwarming comedy. This gently whimsical elegy to the Golden Age of cinema co-stars Bernard Miles, Leslie Phillips and Sid James.

All Sunday morning screenings include a free hot drink and biscuits with your ticket!

See this film as part of our 20th anniversary - we're screening a collection of cinema-related films during October to celebrate the magic of cinema!

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