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1956 | DIRECTED BY WILLIAM FAIRCHILD

The Extra Day

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Movie Stats
Year
1956
Runtime
 83 minutes (1 hr 23 mins)
Certificates

PG

NotRated

KT/EA

12

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Richard Basehart
Simone Simon
George Baker
Josephine Griffin
Colin Gordon
Laurence Naismith
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30th Nov 2025
Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
Netherlands release date
 Netherlands
7th September 1956
69 years 11 months 7 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
28th March 1957
69 years 4 months 17 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
25th November 2022
3 years 8 months 19 days ago
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Directed by
william fairchild William Fairchild
Starring
Richard BasehartJoe Blake
Simone SimonMichele Blanchard
George BakerSteven Marlow
Josephine GriffinToni Howard
Colin GordonSir George Howard
Laurence NaismithKurt Vorn
Charles VictorBert
Sidney JamesBarney West
Joan HicksonMrs. West
David HannafordBuster West
Olga LindoMrs. Bliss
Philip RayMr. Bliss
Jill BennettSusan
John HumphryGuy
Dennis LotisRonnie Baker
Meier TzelnikerLou Skeat
Beryl ReidBeryl
Shani WallisShirley
Bryan ForbesHarry
Eddie ByrneRobin
Peter CokeMark
Tom CleggSlasher Smales
Hugh DempsterPolice Sergeant
Gerald HarperPolice Constable
Frank WilliamsSid
Elizabeth WrightJacqueline
Jessie EvansLandlady
Nan MunroWoman in Phone Box
Patrick Cargill1st Cashier
Robert Webber2nd Cashier
Catherine AshmoreCathie
Gerald AndersenCourting Boy
Anne SharpCourting Girl
Charles LambPorter at Flats
Doreen DawnBeauty Contest Winner
Peter BowlesBoxing Match Spectator
Jim BradyStagehand
Daniel BrownBoxing Spectator
Robin BurnsBoxing Match Spectator
Ted CarrollBoxing Spectator
Jimmy ChartersBoxing Match Spectator
Jess ConradKissing Boxing Match Spectator
Muriel GreensladePasserby
Robert GregoryMan on Film Set
Aidan HarringtonBoxing Spectator
Glenda JacksonExtra
Leonard LlewellynDoorman
John LynnBoxing Spectator
Colin McKenzieReporter
Arthur MullardBarney's Second
Paul PhillipsBoxing Spectator
Susan RaieDark-Haired Girl
Ernie RiceTrainer
Pat RyanPhotographer
Paddy SmithBoxing Spectator
George SpenceBoxing Match Spectator
Ronnie StevensReporter
Harry Van EngelBoom operator
John WilderChauffeur
Anthony WoodruffReporter
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Movie story - The Extra Day
Director William Fairchild's 1956 British comedy takes a peek into the private lives of various performers employed as extras in a new film that's currently shooting.Director William Fairchild's 1956 British comedy takes a peek into the private lives of various performers employed as extras in a new film that's currently shooting.
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Genres
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Drama
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‘Another Day’ Review: A Fantastic Adèle Exarchopoulos Boozes Her Way Through a By-the-Numbers Addiction Drama  IndieWire Sun, 17th May 2026

‘Another Day’ Review: Adèle Exarchopoulos Shines as a Woman Under the Influence in an Otherwise Loose-Limbed Portrait of a Functioning Alcoholic  The Hollywood Reporter Sun, 17th May 2026

'Another Day' Review: Adèle Exarchopoulos in Graceful Addiction Drama  Variety Sun, 17th May 2026

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‘I got paid £250 for one day of filming’: how to earn cash as a film or TV extra  The Guardian Wed, 12th November 2025

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