---
title: 'The Statue (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rod Amateau'
released: '1971-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-statue-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067791/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Statue (1971)

1971 · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Statue is a 1971 British comedy film starring David Niven, Robert Vaughn, and Virna Lisi and directed by Rodney Amateau. John Cleese and Graham Chapman appear in early career roles as the Niven character's psychiatrist and a newsreader, respectively. Niven plays a Nobel Prize-winning professor who suspects his wife, played by Lisi, of infidelity when she makes and unveils an 18-foot statue of him with private parts recognisably not his own. The film is based on the play called Chip, Chip, Chip by Alec Coppel.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rod Amateau](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-amateau)
- **Screenplay:** [Alec Coppel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-coppel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Riz Ortolani](https://cinepixo.com/people/riz-ortolani)
- **Director of Photography:** [Piero Portalupi](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-portalupi)

## Cast

- [David Niven](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-niven)
- [Virna Lisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/virna-lisi)
- [Robert Vaughn](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-vaughn)

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