“The Million Pound Bank Note”英语简介

The Million Pound Note (released as Man with a Million as well as Big Money in the U.S.) is a 1954 British comedy,directed by Ronald Neame and starring Gregory Peck.It is based on the Mark Twain short story,The Million Pound Bank Note.
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who has conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds.The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something,people treat him as if he is a King and let him have whatever he likes for free.Ultimately,the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.