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Stop the World – I Want to Get Off is a 1961 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. In 1966 Warner Bros. released a film adaptation of the play. In 1996, a film version was produced for TV, made for the A&E Network .
- Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
- 1961
Stop the World: I Want to Get Off: Directed by Philip Saville. With Tony Tanner, Millicent Martin, Leila Croft, Valerie Croft. The show, set against a circus backdrop, focuses on Littlechap from the moment of his birth until his death.
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- Philip Saville
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May 29, 2020 · The phrase stop the world, I want to get off means I’m tired of life, but is intended serio-ironically, not in genuine despair. It is often, but erroneously, claimed that this phrase originated in Stop the World—I Want to Get Off1, the title of a musical with music, lyrics and book by the English composer, lyricist and playwright Leslie ...
Millicent Martin in the 1966 Movie "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off".
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1966 Stop the World I Want to Get Off Official Trailer 1 Warner Bros.Category: MusicalProduction: Warner Bros.Director: Philip SavilleCast:Tony Tanner ...
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Arctic Monkeys - 'Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You' the B-Side to 'Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?', released 2013 on Domino Record Co.Subscr...
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This innovative, symbolic musical examines the birth, life, and death of the clownish Littlechap. He is born into a circus-like world and struggles to make his way in life working as a tea-boy. One day, he falls in love with Evie, his boss’s daughter.
