| studio = [[HandMade Films]] | released = {{Film date|1984|11|09|United Kingdom}}

|released = {{film date|df=y|1984|8|24}} '''''Oxford Blues''''' is a 1984 British [[Comedy film|comedy]]-[[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[spor

...964) and ''[[King Rat (film)|King Rat]]'' (1965). He also scripted several films directed by others, such as ''[[The League of Gentlemen (film)|The League o ...o act, appearing on stage and playing numerous supporting roles in British films, in particular ''[[An Inspector Calls (1954 film)|An Inspector Calls]]'' (1

...ok| chapter= Speaking about 'Yellowbeard'| title= The Film Yearbook| year= 1984| page= 135}}</ref> ...w given in 2001, Cleese described ''Yellowbeard'' as "one of the six worst films made in the history of the world".<ref>2001 interview included as an extra

...ck comedy]], [[Comedy drama]], [[Musicals]], [[Adventure films]], [[Action films]], [[Sex comedies]], [[Western (genre)|Western]] ...rector of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he took up writing, producing and directing for theate

...ser'' (1983), and ''[[Under the Volcano (1984 film)|Under the Volcano]]'' (1984), and as [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] ...ey, The Guardian 7 July 1961: 19.</ref> and in 1958, made his London stage debut in [[Jane Arden (director)|Jane Arden]]'s ''[[The Party (play)|The Party]]'

...which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's T === Directorial work ===

...",<ref name="Guardian: star dies" /> Le Mesurier appeared in more than 120 films across a range of genres, normally in smaller supporting parts. ...From there he took a position in [[repertory theatre]] and made his stage debut in September 1934 at the Palladium Theatre in [[Edinburgh]] in the [[J. B.

...performing at the [[Oxford Playhouse]] in 1952, and made her professional debut on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in ''New Faces of '56''. Over the followin ...tober 2007 }}</ref> In 1956 Smith made her [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut playing several roles in the review ''New Faces of '56'', at the [[Ethel Ba