THE OPTIMISTS Original One sheet Movie poster Peter Sellers Lionel Bart Donna Mullane

The Optimists of Nine Elms (released in the U.S. as "The Optimists") 1973

Directed by Anthony Simmons English/U.S. retired musician melodrama ("Meet Sam, the wonder man. He's got madness in his closet, everybody in trouble, the police in circles -and the world in his pocket."; "Sometimes - There's a brighter side of life to find_ sometimes"; "Based on the novel 'The Optimists of Nine Elms' by Anthony Simmons"; about a retired entertainer who makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London; two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life)

Starring Peter Sellers, Marjorie Yates, Donna Mullane, John Chaffey, David Daker, Pat Ashton, Pat Beckett, and Patricia Brake