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Bread (1971 Film)
''Bread'' is a 1971 British film directed by Stanley Long. The BFI called it "an unusual mixture of pop festival documentary and saucy teen comedy." It was the first film Long directed and he would direct most of his subsequent films. Long called it "a terrible film in a way." Plot Some friends leave a musical festival and squat on the estate of a rich man. They get permission to stay there provided they paint the house. The friends decide to organise a pop festival. Cast *Anthony Nigel as Mick *Peter Marinker as Jeff *Dick Haydon as Trev *Noelle Rimmington as Cathy *Liz White as Marty *Yocki Rhodes as Terry *Michael McStay as Rafe *Penny Brahms as Jan *Sean Lynch as Danny Production The movie was financed by the backers of ''Groupie Girl''. The film was based on the real life exploits of the co writer Suzanne Mercer. The film opens with footage from the Isle of Wight Pop Festival. Long says the distributors were "really into sex films" and "didn't quite understand the pop cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Long
Stanley A. Long (26 November 1933 – 10 September 2012) was an English exploitation cinema and sexploitation filmmaker. He was also a driving force behind the VistaScreen stereoscopic (3D) photographic company. He was a writer, cinematographer, editor, and eventually, producer/director of low-budget exploitation movies. ''Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'' by Simon Sheridan (fourth edition) (Titan Books) (2011) Career Long began his career as a photographer with the RAF, and helped found the stereoscopic souvenir/collectible outfit VistaScreen with the Spring Brothers in 1956. Selling out to Weetabix in 1961, Long considered other outlets for his talents. He went on to produce striptease shorts or "glamour home movies", as they were sometimes known, for the 8 mm market, under the banner of Stag Film Productions. Beginning in the late fifties, Long’s feature film career would span the entire history of the British sex film, and as such ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Mercer
Suzanne Mercer (born c.1946) was a British screenwriter who wrote a number of films for Stanley A. Long. She is best known for writing ''Groupie Girl'' (1970), based on her own personal experience. Biography Mercer grew up in Newcastle and was married to member of the band Jucy Lucy. In a 1977 interview she said "In my view, no woman need be oppressed or repressed. I’m a chick, married for seven years, and I lead an independent life. I work in a very tough business." Select credits *'' Love You till Tuesday'' (1969) - assistant to producer *''Groupie Girl'' (1970) *''Bread'' (1971) *''Naughty!'' (1971) *''On the Game'' (1973) *''Adventures of a Taxi Driver ''Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Barry Evans, Judy Geeson and Adrienne Posta. There were two sequels, ''Adventures of a Private Eye'' and ''Adventures of a Plumber's Mate'' ...'' (1976) References External linksSuzanne Mercerat BFI * {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Brahms
Penny Brahms (born Penelope K. Brams in 1951) is a British model (profession), model and film actress, film and television actress whose career was active in the 1960s and 1970s. She co-starred with Joanna Lumley in the 1971 sex comedy ''Games That Lovers Play (film), Games That Lovers Play''.Limbacher p.859 Selected filmography * ''The Wrong Box'' (1966) – Twittering Female on Moors (uncredited) * ''The Ambushers (film), The Ambushers'' (1967) – Slaygirl * ''Hammerhead (film), Hammerhead'' (1968) – Frieda * ''2001: A Space Odyssey (film), 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) – Stewardess #1 * ''Up Pompeii!'' (1970,Se1,Ep1). * ''The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes'' (1970) – Girl (uncredited) * ''She'll Follow You Anywhere'' (1971) – Mary Cawfield * ''Games That Lovers Play (film), Games That Lovers Play'' (1971) – Constance * ''Percy (1971 film), Percy'' (1971) – Football Fan (uncredited) * ''Bread'' (1971) – Jan * ''Dracula A.D. 1972'' (1972) – Hippy Girl (final fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comedy Films
British comedy films are comedy films produced in the United Kingdom. In the early 1930s, film adaptations of stage farces were popular. British comedy films are numerous, but among the most notable are the Ealing comedies, the 1950s work of the Boulting Brothers, and innumerable popular comedy series including the St Trinian's films, the ''Doctor'' series, and the long-running Carry On films. Some of the best known British film comedy stars include Will Hay, George Formby, Norman Wisdom, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and the Monty Python team. Other actors associated with British comedy films include Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Margaret Rutherford, Irene Handl and Leslie Phillips. Most British comedy films of the early 1970s were spin-offs of television series. Recent successful films include the working-class comedies ''Brassed Off'' (1996) and ''The Full Monty'' (1997), the more middle class Richard Curtis-scripted films ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994) and ''Nottin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Films
The year 1971 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1971 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, ''Eat the Document'', premieres at New York's Academy of Music. The film includes footage from Dylan's 1966 UK tour. *April 23 - Melvin Van Peebles film ''Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'' becomes the highest-grossing independent film of 1971. *May - The first permanent IMAX projection system begins showing at Ontario Place's "Cinesphere" in Toronto. *May 10 - Frank Yablans becomes President of Paramount Pictures. *Britain's National Film School begins operation at Beaconsfield Film Studios. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''The Go-Between'', directed by Joseph Losey, United Kingdom Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' (''Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini''), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Comedy Films
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclipse, February 10, and August 1971 lunar eclipse, August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured 1971 Ibrox disaster, during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
