Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking(1959)

6.9/10
6 votes
94 minJuly 13, 1959

Overview

Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.

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