The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963·Drama·1h 47m
7.1
★
Soho strip club compère Sammy Lee struggles to stay one step ahead of the notorious bookie, to whom he owes £300.
Directed by Ken Hughes
strip club
debt
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Anthony Newley
Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
Julia Foster
Patsy
Robert Stephens
Gerry Sullivan
Wilfrid Brambell
Harry
Warren Mitchell
Lou Leeman
Miriam Karlin
Milly
Kenneth J. Warren
Fred
Roy Kinnear
Lucky Dave
Cyril Shaps
Morrie
Alfred Burke
Eddie
Harry Baird
Buddy Shine
Harry Locke
Stage Manager
Crew
Ken Hughes
Director
Ken Hughes
Screenplay
Seamus Flannery
Art Direction
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
SamEssss
8.0★ · 03/03/23
British New Wave Uncut Gems 👌🏻
British New Wave Uncut Gems 👌🏻
Zach
6.9★ · 06/06/21
As an introduction to the British New Wave, this was pretty good!
It’s entertaining, well made and can get pretty thrilling at times. Most reviews compare this to Uncut Gems and the comparisons are definitely warranted. It’s the similar story of a sleazebag who keeps falling deeper into a hole of desperation and crime.
My main gripes are how Sammy Lee sucks and the middle section is extremely repetitive. Sammy has his moments but he’s hardly ever somebody I want to root for. He’s not even that interesting either, he’s just shitty. The middle 30 minutes are also very boring. It’s just him asking people over and over for money, the story hardly progresses. They just cut to a peep show every 10 minutes to make sure the viewer doesn’t fall asleep.
Still, it’s incredibly fun and it really picks up in the last act. It’s also fairly brave and experimental, which was unexpected. If you liked Uncut Gems and wished it was more like Breathless, this one is definitely for you.
It’s entertaining, well made and can get pretty thrilling at times. Most reviews compare this to Uncut Gems and the comparisons are definitely warranted. It’s the similar story of a sleazebag who keeps falling deeper into a hole of desperation and crime.
My main gripes are how Sammy Lee sucks and the middle section is extremely repetitive. Sammy has his moments but he’s hardly ever somebody I want to root for. He’s not even that interesting either, he’s just shitty. The middle 30 minutes are also very boring. It’s just him asking people over and over for money, the story hardly progresses. They just cut to a peep show every 10 minutes to make sure the viewer doesn’t fall asleep.
Still, it’s incredibly fun and it really picks up in the last act. It’s also fairly brave and experimental, which was unexpected. If you liked Uncut Gems and wished it was more like Breathless, this one is definitely for you.
As an introduction to the British New Wave, this was pretty good!
It’s entertaining, well made and can get pretty thrilling at times. Most reviews compare this to Uncut Gems and the comparisons are definitely warranted. It’s the similar story of a sleazebag who keeps falling deeper into a hole of desperation and crime.
My main gripes are how Sammy Lee sucks and the middle section is extremely repetitive. Sammy has his moments but he’s hardly ever somebody I want to root for. He’s not even that interesting either, he’s just shitty. The middle 30 minutes are also very boring. It’s just him asking people over and over for money, the story hardly progresses. They just cut to a peep show every 10 minutes to make sure the viewer doesn’t fall asleep.
Still, it’s incredibly fun and it really picks up in the last act. It’s also fairly brave and experimental, which was unexpected. If you liked Uncut Gems and wished it was more like Breathless, this one is definitely for you.
It’s entertaining, well made and can get pretty thrilling at times. Most reviews compare this to Uncut Gems and the comparisons are definitely warranted. It’s the similar story of a sleazebag who keeps falling deeper into a hole of desperation and crime.
My main gripes are how Sammy Lee sucks and the middle section is extremely repetitive. Sammy has his moments but he’s hardly ever somebody I want to root for. He’s not even that interesting either, he’s just shitty. The middle 30 minutes are also very boring. It’s just him asking people over and over for money, the story hardly progresses. They just cut to a peep show every 10 minutes to make sure the viewer doesn’t fall asleep.
Still, it’s incredibly fun and it really picks up in the last act. It’s also fairly brave and experimental, which was unexpected. If you liked Uncut Gems and wished it was more like Breathless, this one is definitely for you.
Moreweighttt
7.0★ · 10/18/25
Moreweighttt
7.0★ · 10/18/25
Kris
8.0★ · 01/22/25