---
title: 'Only When I Larf (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Basil Dearden'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/only-when-i-larf-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063390/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Only When I Larf (1968)

1968 · 104 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Only When I Larf is a 1968 British comedy crime drama, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings, and Alexandra Stewart. It was adapted from the 1968 novel Only When I Larf by Len Deighton, and features Attenborough as an ex-brigadier con man in a variety of guises.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Basil Dearden](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dearden)
- **Screenplay:** [Len Deighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/len-deighton)
- **Producer:** [Len Deighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/len-deighton), [Brian Duffy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-duffy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ron Grainer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-grainer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Anthony B. Richmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-b-richmond)
- **Editor:** [Fergus McDonell](https://cinepixo.com/people/fergus-mcdonell)

## Cast

- [David Healy](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-healy)
- [Alexandra Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandra-stewart)
- [Clifton Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifton-jones)
- [David Lodge](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lodge)
- [Terence Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-alexander)
- [Calvin Lockhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/calvin-lockhart)
- [Brian Grellis](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-grellis)
- [Nicholas Pennell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-pennell)
- [Richard Attenborough](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-attenborough)
- [David Hemmings](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hemmings)

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