1、必修3 单元影视The Million Pound Note(released as Man with a Million as well as Big Money in the U.S.)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,an American poor sailor Henry Adams is fortunate to
2、 be passing the house of two rich gentlemen.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(only telling him that it contains some money).The reason for this is that Oliver believes that the mere existe
3、nce of the note willenable the possessor to obtain whatever he needs,while Roderick contends(主张)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 le
4、ft for a month.He then finds a letter in the envelope,explaining the wager(赌注)and promising him a job if he can avoid spending the note for the month.At first,everything goes as Oliver had predicted.Adams is mistaken for an eccentric(古怪的)millionaire and has no trouble getting food,clothes and a hote
5、l suite(套房)on credit(赊账),just by showing his note.The story of the note is reported in the newspapers.Adams is welcomed into exclusive(排外的)social circles,meeting the American ambassador and English aristocracy(贵族).He becomes very friendly with Portia Lansdowne,the niece of the Duchess of Cromarty.Th
6、en,fellow American Lloyd Hastings asks him to back a business venture.Hastings tells Adams that he does not have to put up any money himself;the mere association will allow Hastings to raise the money he needs to start up a gold mine by selling shares.Trouble arises when the Duke of Frognal,who had
7、been unceremoniously(随便地)evicted from(驱逐出)the suite Adams now occupies,hides the note as a joke.When Adams is unable to produce the note,panic breaks out amongst the shareholders and Adams creditors.Fortunately,all is straightened out in the end,and Adams is able to return the note to the Montpelier
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