---
title: 'The Early Bird (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Asher'
released: '1965-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-early-bird-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059143/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Early Bird (1965)

1965 · 98 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Early Bird is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Robert Asher and starring Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Bryan Pringle, Richard Vernon, John Le Mesurier and Jerry Desmonde. It was the first Norman Wisdom film to be shot in colour and one of the last he made for Rank. The title is taken from the expression "the early bird catches the worm".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Asher](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-asher)
- **Screenplay:** [Jack Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-davies)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ron Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-goodwin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Asher](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-asher)
- **Editor:** [Gerry Hambling](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-hambling)

## Cast

- [Norman Wisdom](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-wisdom)
- [John Le Mesurier](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-le-mesurier)
- [Jerry Desmonde](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-desmonde)
- [Edward Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-chapman)

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