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Men Of Tomorrow (1959 Film)
''Men of Tomorrow'' is a 1959 British short feature starring Vernon Greeves and David Hemmings. It was directed by Alfred Travers. Cast *Vernon Greeves as Bill Hanley *Janet Smith as Helen *David Hemmings David Edward Leslie Hemmings (18 November 1941 – 3 December 2003) was an English actor and director. He is best remembered for his roles in British films and television programmes of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the 1966 mystery film ' ... as Ted References External links *''Men of Tomorrow''at BFI 1959 films British short films Films directed by Alfred Travers 1950s English-language films {{1950s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Travers
Alfred Travers (born 1906, date of death unknown) was a Turkish-born British screenwriter and film director, Filmography * '' Non Stop nach Afrika'' (short) (1933) (as Alfred Jungermann) * '' Kuddelmuddel'' (short) (1934) (as Alfred Jungermann) * '' Men of Tomorrow'' (1942) * '' Glorious Colours'' (1943) * '' Their Invisible Inheritance'' (short) (1945) * '' Beyond the Pylons'' (short) (1945) * ''Meet the Navy'' (1946) * ''Dual Alibi'' (1947) * ''The Strangers Came'' (1949) * ''Solution by Phone'' (1954) * ''Don Giovanni'' (1955) * ''Alive on Saturday'' (1957) * '' Men of Tomorrow'' (short) (1959) * ''Girls of the Latin Quarter'' (1960) * ''The Primitives'' (1962) * '' Raka'' (1968) * ''One for the Pot 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1 ...'' (1968) References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hemmings
David Edward Leslie Hemmings (18 November 1941 – 3 December 2003) was an English actor and director. He is best remembered for his roles in British films and television programmes of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the 1966 mystery film ''Blowup'', directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Early in his career, Hemmings was a boy soprano appearing in operatic roles. In 1967, he co-founded the Hemdale Film Corporation. Early life David Hemmings was born in Guildford, Surrey, to a biscuit salesman father. Benjamin Britten His education at Alleyn's School, Glyn Grammar School in Ewell, and the Arts Educational Schools led him to start his career performing as a boy soprano in several works by the composer Benjamin Britten, who formed a close friendship with him at this time. Most notably, Hemmings created the role of Miles in Britten's chamber opera ''Turn of the Screw'' (1954). His intimate, yet innocent, relationship with Britten is described in John Bridcut's book '' Britten's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Films
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, ''Plunderers of Painted Flats''. *January 29 – Walt Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in Super Technirama 70. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. *April 30 – François Truffaut's ''The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, ''Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Short Films
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Films Directed By Alfred Travers
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
