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Release date

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This film had its world premiere on March 7 1957. The BFI is wrong in calling it a 1956 film. A film is dated by the date of its opening, not the year it was made.Ambak51 (talk) 12:09, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Where's your source? How do you know BFI is incorrect? Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 12:47, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The source is newspaper advertising of the time. The Times online archive 3/7/57, page two. I have now checked the BBFC website and this film was certified on 9 January 1957, so could not have been shown to the public before that date.Ambak51 (talk) 14:48, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great. Now that there's a WP:RS it has been changed. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 17:23, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, at least the year is now correct. However, the BBFC classification date is not the release date. The film opened to the public on March 7th 1957 as noted above. Frankly I cannot be bothered to pusue this any further, so Wikipedia can continue its reputation for innacuracyAmbak51 (talk) 12:39, 1 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's as good as its editors, so if you can't provide WP:RS to WP:V, then it's as good as you... Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 13:46, 1 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Soundtrack

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The songs were released on a 7" 45 - Parlophone GEPO 8604. I have an Australian pressing with the original picture sleeve. --TrogWoolley (talk) 14:06, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]