Fat Man on a Beach
Fat Man on a Beach
1973, English. Directed by Michael Bakewell & B. S. Johnson.
A poet of forty wanders about the beach, changes his clothes when he feels like it, reads his poetry, reminisces engagingly, and reflects on life. Looking rather like Max Bygraves gone to seed, he keeps up a patter full of original jokes, interspersed with powerful verse about life and death.
- Runtime
- 0h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 2 January 1973
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Fat Man on a Beach runs 40 minutes (0h 40m).
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Fat Man on a Beach isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1973. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Fat Man on a Beach?
Fat Man on a Beach (1973) was directed by Michael Bakewell and B. S. Johnson and stars B. S. Johnson.