The Million Pound Note is a 1954 British comedy, directed by Ronald Neame and starring Gregory Peck. It is based on the Mark Twain short story, The Million Pound Bank Note. In 1903, American seaman Henry Adams is stranded penniless in England and gets caught up in an unusual wager between two wealthy, eccentric brothers, Oliver and Roderick Montpelier . They persuade the Bank of England to issue a one million pound banknote, which they present to Adams in an envelope . The reason for this is that Oliver believes that the mere existence of the note will enable the possessor to obtain... whatever he needs, while Roderick contends that it would actually have to be spent for it to be of any use. Once Adams gets over the shock of discovering how much the note is worth, he tries to return it to the brothers, but is told that they have left for a month. He then finds a letter in the envelope, explaining the wager and promising him a job if he can avoid spending the note for the month.
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| Release date: | 1953 |
| Directed by: | Ronald Neame |
| Runtime: | 90 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Bryan |
| Editor: | Clive Donner |
| Music by: | William Alwyn |
| Cinematography: | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Screenplay by: | Mark Twain, Jill Craigie |
| Adapted from: | The Million Pound Bank Note |
| Genre: | Comedy |