The Big Freeze
1993, English. Directed by Eric Sykes.
A silent comedy. Two accident-prone plumbers go to fix the plumbing at a home for retired gentle-folk on the coldest day of the year in Finland. Everything that can go wrong for these plumbers goes wrong.
- Runtime
- 0h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Eric SykesDirector
- Bob HoskinsSidney, plumber's mate
- Eric SykesMr Blick, the plumber
- Eila RoineMatron
- Donald PleasenceSoup slurper
- Raija LaaksoLouise
- Sonja LummePretty nurse
- John MillsDapper man
- Spike MilliganDer Schauspieler
- Sylvi SalonenThe flapper
- Hellin Auvinen-SalmiOld lady
- Helinä ViitanenZimmer lady
- Erkki ThilFilm director
Details
- Released
- 17 November 1993
- Country
- Finland, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Eric Sykes, Susan Morrall
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The Big Freeze runs 45 minutes (0h 45m).
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Which OTT platform is The Big Freeze on?
The Big Freeze isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 November 1993. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Big Freeze?
If you liked The Big Freeze, try Clear History, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, Ricky Gervais: Mortality.
Who directed The Big Freeze?
The Big Freeze (1993) was directed by Eric Sykes and stars Bob Hoskins, Eric Sykes, Eila Roine.