Nothing but the Best (film)

Nothing but the Best
Directed byClive Donner
Written byFrederic Raphael
Based onshort story The Best of Everything by Stanley Ellin
Produced byDavid Deutsch
StarringAlan Bates
Denholm Elliott
Harry Andrews
Millicent Martin
CinematographyNicolas Roeg
Edited byFergus McDonell
Music byRon Grainer
Production
company
Domino Productions
Distributed byAnglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors Ltd. (UK)
Release dates
  • 10 March 1964 (1964-03-10) (London, England)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
Budget£175,594

Nothing but the Best is a 1964 British black comedy film directed by Clive Donner and starring Alan Bates, Denholm Elliott, Harry Andrews and Millicent Martin. The screenplay by Frederic Raphael is based on the 1952 short story "The Best of Everything" by Stanley Ellin.

A young and ambitious businessman hires an unemployed upper-class man to tutor him in a number of life skills.