Rent The Ugly Duckling (1959)
3.0 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 24min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Henry Jeckle (Bernard Bresslaw) was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. Taking a draught of the elixir Henry is transformed into suave, sophisticated and highly desirable Teddy Hyde (also Bernard Bresslaw). Armed with his new persona, Teddy is ready to face the world; but is Henry ready for the consequences?
- Actors:
- Bernard Bresslaw, Reginald Beckwith, Jon Pertwee, Maudie Edwards, Jean Muir, Norma Marla, Richard Wattis, Jess Conrad, Shelagh Dey, Joe Loss & His Orchestra, Elwyn Brook-Jones, Michael Ripper, David Lodge, Harold Goodwin, Keith Smith, Michael Ward, John Harvey, Jean Driant, Sheila Hammond, Verne Morgan
- Directors:
- Lance Comfort
- Producers:
- Michael Carreras
- Writers:
- Sid Colin, Jack Davies, Robert Louis Stevenson
- Aka:
- Le vilain petit canard
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/05/2026
- Run Time:
- 84 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Jonathan Rigby on Hammer Comedies (2026): the author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015 provides a wide-ranging history of Hammer's forays into comedy
- Robert Shail on Lance Comfort (2026): the film historian discusses the director of 'The Ugly Duckling' and his impressive career
- Introductions by Stephen Laws (2026): appreciations for all four films by the acclaimed horror author
- The BEHP Interview with Len Harris (1991): archival audio recording, featuring The Ugly Duckling's camera operator in conversation with Alan Lawson and Manny Yospa
- David Benson on Frankie Howerd (2002): archival audio recording of a presentation by the actor, comedian, and author of To Be Frank, staged at BFI Southbank, London
- Up in the Air (1969): feature-length Children's Film Foundation production set in a Victorian boarding school and guest starring The Ugly Duckling's Jon Pertwee
- Image gallery
- UK premieres on Blu-ray for 'The Ugly Duckling'
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