- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.
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Michael Redgrave | ... |
David Graham
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Ann Todd | ... |
Honor Stanford
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Leo McKern | ... |
Robert Stanford
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Paul Daneman | ... |
Brian Stanford
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Peter Cushing | ... |
Jeremy Clayton
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Alec McCowen | ... |
Alec Graham
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Renee Houston | ... |
Mrs. Harker
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Lois Maxwell | ... |
Vickie Harker
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Richard Wordsworth | ... |
Maxwell, the M.P.
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George Devine | ... |
Barnes, the Editor
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Joan Plowright | ... |
Agnes Cole
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Ernest Clark | ... |
Under-Secretary, Home Office
(as Ernest Clarke)
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Peter Copley | ... |
Prison Chaplain
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Hugh Moxey | ... |
Prison Governor
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Dickie Henderson | ... |
Comedian
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John Chandos | ... |
First Journalist
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Vernon Greeves | ... |
Second Journalist
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Arnold Diamond | ... |
Third Journalist
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Julian Somers | ... |
First Warder
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Aubrey Richards | ... |
Prison Gatekeeper
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Gwynne Whitby | ... |
Stanford's Housekeeper
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Marian Fawcett | ... |
Charwoman
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Christina Lubicz | ... |
Jennie Cole
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Dervis Ward | ... |
First Mechanic
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David Lander | ... |
Second Mechanic
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Derek Dare | ... |
Stage-Door Keeper
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John Blaney | ... |
Show-Room Salesman
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David Heneker | ... |
Pianist
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Dirk Bogarde | ... |
Court Reporter (uncredited)
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Richard Leech | ... |
Proprietor of Espresso Bar (uncredited)
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Directed by
Joseph Losey |
Written by
Ben Barzman | ... | (screenplay) |
Emlyn Williams | ... | (play "Someone Waiting") (uncredited) |
Produced by
John Arnold | ... | producer |
Leon Clore | ... | executive producer |
Anthony Simmons | ... | producer |
Music by
Tristram Cary |
Cinematography by
Freddie Francis | ... | (photography) (as Frederick Francis) |
Editing by
Alan Osbiston | ||
Max Benedict | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
John Victor Smith | ... | assistant editor (as John V. Smith) |
Production Design by
Reece Pemberton |
Art Direction by
Bernard Sarron |
Makeup Department
Ivy Emmerton | ... | hairdresser |
Alex Garfath | ... | makeup artist (as Alec Garfath) |
Sidney Turner | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Leigh Aman | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Colin M. Brewer | ... | assistant director |
Adrian Pryce-Jones | ... | assistant director |
Betty Crowe | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Leander Richards | ... | buyer |
Derek Barrington | ... | draughtsperson (uncredited) |
Ralph Bennett | ... | stand-by stagehand (uncredited) |
Alan Evans | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Bob Hedges | ... | stand-by props (uncredited) |
Jim Herald | ... | stand-by props (uncredited) |
Peter Logan | ... | stand-by carpenter (uncredited) |
Richard Macdonald | ... | design consultant (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Cyril Collick | ... | sound recordist |
Rusty Coppleman | ... | dubbing editor |
Ron Matthews | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
George Paternoster | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Ibbetson | ... | camera operator |
Eddie Orton | ... | stills (as Ed Orton) |
Ted Cread | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Ginger Gemmel | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Vic Ossman | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Cyril Pettit | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irma Birch | ... | wardrobe |
Duncan McPhee | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
Marcus Dods | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
Pamela Davies | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Anthea Warren | ... | production secretary |
Bill Batchelor | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Arthur Cleaver | ... | production accountant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Eros Films (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Apollo Film (1957) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Astor Pictures Corporation (1957) (United States) (theatrical)
- Globe Films International (1957) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater AB (1959) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Vesna Film (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
- Bitters End (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Odeon Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- CineClub Channel (2016) (Spain) (DVD)
- Powerhouse Films (2019) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition)
- The Criterion Collection (United States) (video) (Internet)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- RCA (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Alec Graham (Alec McCowen) is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie Cole (Christina Lubicz), with whom he was spending the night at the flat of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford (Paul Daneman). Alec's father, David Graham (Sir Michael Redgrave), a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who has neglected his son in the past, flies in the day before the planned execution from Canada to visit his son on death row. Alec is resigned to his fate and not amenable to his father's attempts for a final reconciliation. David Graham, convinced of his son's innocence and, despite his preoccupation with himself and his own alcoholism, mounts a last-ditch effort to find the true murderer in the twenty-four hours remaining until the planned execution. Graham encounters the wealthy and famous car manufacturer Robert Stanford (Leo McKern), tyrant at home and in the office, and an apparent womanizer, Stanford's young, curiously troubled wife Honor (Ann Todd), their ill-at- ease adopted son Brian, himself disturbed by his parents' relationship, and Vickie Harker (Lois Maxwell), a young, brazen secretary at Stanford's factory who received a promotion following Alec's conviction. Written by freddy-11 |
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Taglines | IT all started with a scream... See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Theatrical movie debut of Dame Joan Plowright (Agnes Cole). See more » |
Goofs | The camera crew is reflected in the door of Clayton's car as it pulls up at the prison with Graham. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Tea With the Dames (2018). See more » |
Soundtracks | Silent Night See more » |
Quotes |
David Graham:
What did Alec say about me? Brian Stanford: I got the impression you were about to write the greatest novel ever written. Did you? David Graham: In common with quite a lot of other writers... I had been about to write it for a very long time. See more » |