Independent Artists was a British production company of the 1950s and 1960s. It specialised in making second features. The company was strongest from 1958-63 when Julian Wintle ran it with Leslie Parkyn out of

Beaconsfield Film Studios Beaconsfield Film Studios is a British television and film studio in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The studios were operational as a production site for films in 1922, and continued producing films - and, later, TV shows - until the 1960s. Bri ...

. Their films '' Waltz of the Toreadors'' (1962) and ''

Tiger Bay Tiger Bay ( cy, Bae Teigr) was the local name for an area of Cardiff which covered Butetown and Cardiff Docks. Following the building of the Cardiff Barrage, which dams the tidal rivers, Ely and Taff, to create a body of water, it is re ...

'' (1959) were BAFTA nominated and BAFTA winning; while '' This Sporting Life'' (1963) was Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning.

Filmography

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The Dark Man ''The Dark Man'' may refer to: * ''The Dark Man'' (film), directed by Jeffrey Dell (1951) * ''The Dark Man'' (poem), by Stephen King * Randall Flagg Randall Flagg is a fictional character created by American author Stephen King, who has appear ...

'' (1951) *'' The Stranger in Between'' (1952) aka ''Hunted'' - directed by Charles Crichton *''

Death Goes to School ''Death Goes to School'' is a 1953 British mystery film directed by Stephen Clarkson and starring Barbara Murray, Gordon Jackson and Pamela Alan. It was made at Merton Park Studios as a second feature. Police investigate the death of a tyrannica ...

'' (1953) *''

Bachelor of Hearts ''Bachelor of Hearts'' is a 1958 British comedy film starring Hardy Krüger as a German who studies at Cambridge University. It was made to cash in on Krüger's popularity following the success of the war film '' The One That Got Away'' (1957). ...

'' (1958) *''

'' (1959) *'' Breakout'' (1959) *'' Rebound'' (1959) aka ''Violent Moment'' *''

Deadly Record ''Deadly Record'' is a 1959 'B' feature British crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, and based on a novel by Nina Warner Hooke. It aired in the US as part of the ''Kraft Mystery Theatre''. ''Plot'': When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wi ...

'' (1959) *'' Chance Meeting'' (1959) aka ''Blind Date'' - directed by

Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blackliste ...

*'' The White Trap'' (1959) *''

Devil's Bait ''Devil's Bait'' is a 1959 black and white British drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Geoffrey Keen, Jane Hylton and Gordon Jackson.Chibnall & McFarlane, pp. 274-76. It was a second feature, made for release by the Rank Organ ...

'' (1959) *'' Never Let Go'' (1960) -directed by John Guillermin with Richard Todd, Peter Sellers *'' The Big Day'' (1960) *''

October Moth ''October Moth'' is a 1960 British drama film directed by John Kruse and starring Lana Morris and Lee Patterson. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a second feature for distribution by Rank Organisation, Rank. Plot In an isolated Yorkshire ...

'' (1960) *''

The Malpas Mystery ''The Malpas Mystery'' is a 1960 British 'B' movie crime film, directed by Sidney Hayers. Although originally made by Independent Artists at Beaconsfield studios, it was included in the Merton Park series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries. When Audrey ...

'' (1960) *'' Linda'' (1960) - directed by

Don Sharp Donald Herman Sharp (19 April 192114 December 2011) was an Australian film director. His best known films were made for Hammer Film Productions, Hammer in the 1960s, and included ''The Kiss of the Vampire'' (1963) and ''Rasputin, the Mad Monk' ...

with Carol White *''

Snowball A snowball is a spherical object made from snow, usually created by scooping snow with the hands, and pressing the snow together to compact it into a ball. Snowballs are often used in games such as snowball fights. A snowball may also be a large ...

'' (1960) - with Denis Waterman *''

The Professionals A professional is someone who is skilled in a profession. Professional or professionals may also refer to: * Professional sports Music *The Professionals (band), a British punk rock band formed in 1979 * ''The Professionals'' (The Professionals ...

'' (1960) -directed by Don Sharp *'' The River of Life'' (1960) (documentary

short Short may refer to: Places * Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon * Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place People * Short (surname) * List of people known as ...

) *'' Sea Sanctuary'' (1960) (documentary

) *'' Seven Keys'' (1961) - directed by Pat Jackson *''

Very Important Person A very important person or personage (VIP or V.I.P.) is a person who is accorded special privileges due to their high social status, influence or importance. The term was not common until sometime after World War 2 by RAF pilots. Examples incl ...

'' (1961) *''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets''. It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. First serie ...

'' (1961) *''

The Man in the Back Seat ''The Man in the Back Seat'' is a 1961 British B-movie crime film, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derren Nesbitt and Keith Faulkner. The film was based on an Edgar Wallace story, and was tightly shot, with only four name-credited actor ...

'' (1961) *''

Echo of Barbara ''Echo of Barbara'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by Sidney Hayers, and based on a novel of the same title by Jonathan Burke. It concerns Soho stripper Paula, who poses as Barbara, the missing sister of crooked Sam Roscoe, hoping to uncov ...

'' (1961) *'' Waltz of the Toreadors'' (1962) - directed by John Guillermin with Peter Sellers *''

Night of the Eagle ''Night of the Eagle'' is a 1962 British horror film directed by Sidney Hayers. The script by Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson and George Baxt was based upon the 1943 Fritz Leiber novel ''Conjure Wife''. The film was retitled ''Burn, Witch, ...

'' (1962) aka ''Burn, Witch, Burn'' *''

Crooks Anonymous ''Crooks Anonymous'' is a British comedy film from 1962. Directed by Ken Annakin, it stars Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter and is notably the feature film debut of Julie Christie. Plot Captain "Dandy Forsdyke" (Leslie Phillips) is a habitua ...

'' (1962) - directed by Ken Annakin with Leslie Phillips and Julie Christie *'' Play It Cool'' (1962) - directed by Michael Winner with Billy Fury *''Our National Heritage: The Living Pattern'' (1962) (documentary

) *''

The Fast Lady ''The Fast Lady'' is a 1962 British comedy film, directed by Ken Annakin. The screenplay was written by Henry Blyth and Jack Davies, based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Keble Howard. Don Sharp directed second unit. "The Fast Lady" is th ...

'' (1963) - directed by Ken Annakin with

Stanley Baxter Stanley Livingstone Baxter (born 24 May 1926) is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a child actor on BBC Scotland and later became known for his British television comedy shows ''The Stanley Baxter ...

and Julie Christie *'' This Sporting Life'' (1963) - directed by Lindsay Anderson with Richard Harris *'' The Human Jungle'' (1963–1964) (TV series) *''

Unearthly Stranger ''Unearthly Stranger'' is a 1963 British science fiction film directed by John Krish and starring John Neville. It was released in the UK by Independent Artists (Production) Limited.John Hamilton, ''The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70'', ...

'' (1963) *'' Bitter Harvest'' (1963) - with Janet Munro *''

Father Came Too! ''Father Came Too!'' is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter. It is a loose sequel to ''The Fast Lady''. It was produced by the Independent Artists com ...

'' (1964) *''

Strictly for the Birds ''Strictly for the Birds'' is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Tony Tanner, Joan Sims and Graham Stark. Terry Blessing seems to be having a lucky day, winning at gambling, until a woman with whom he'd had an assig ...

'' (1964)

References

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