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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 ''Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guildford
Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, around southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildford" is thought to derive from a crossing of the River Wey, a tributary of the River Thames that flows through the town centre. The earliest evidence of human activity in the area is from the Mesolithic and Guildford is mentioned in the will of Alfred the Great from . The exact location of the main Anglo-Saxon settlement is unclear and the current site of the modern town centre may not have been occupied until the early 11th century. Following the Norman Conquest, a motte-and-bailey castle was constructed, which was developed into a royal residence by Henry III. During the late Middle Ages, Guildford prospered as a result of the wool trade and the town was granted a charter of incorporation by Henry VII in 1488. The River Wey Naviga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turn Of The Screw (opera)
''The Turn of the Screw'' is a 20th-century English chamber opera composed by Benjamin Britten with a libretto by Myfanwy Piper, "wife of the artist John Piper, who had been a friend of the composer since 1935 and had provided designs for several of the operas". Kennedy, Michael, "Benjamin Britten", in The libretto is based on the 1898 novella ''The Turn of the Screw'' by Henry James. The opera was commissioned by the Venice Biennale and given its world premiere on 14 September 1954, at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice. The original recording was made during January of the next year, with the composer conducting. Described as one of the most dramatically appealing English operas, the opera in two acts has a prologue and sixteen scenes, each preceded by a variation on the twelve-note 'Screw' theme. Typically of Britten, the music mixes tonality and dissonance, with Britten's recurrent use of a twelve-tone figure being perhaps a nod to the approach of Arnold Schoenberg. Themat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind Of Change (film)
''The Wind of Change'' is a 1961 British drama film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Donald Pleasence, Johnny Briggs and Ann Lynn. Taking its title from the famous " Wind of Change" speech given by British prime minister Harold Macmillan in South Africa in February 1960, it is one of the earliest British films to tackle race as an issue, focussing on disenchanted working-class white youth finding an outlet for their frustrations in racial hatred. The film is set around the coffee bars and homes of the Notting Hill district of West London, scene of the notorious 1958 Notting Hill race riots. Plot Frank (Briggs) is an unemployed, discontented and rebellious teenage Teddy Boy, living at home with his mild-mannered father (Pleasence), domineering mother (Hilda Fenemore) and sister Josie (Lynn). Frank harbours a deep-seated resentment and hatred towards the black people he sees as flooding Notting Hill and taking all the jobs. He spends his time hanging around with a gang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sink The Bismarck!
''Sink the Bismarck!'' is a 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film based on the 1959 book ''The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck'' by C. S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter and was directed by Lewis Gilbert.Weiler, A.H"Movie Review – Sink the Bismarck – Of Men and Ships."''The New York Times''. To date, it is the only film made that deals directly with the operations, chase and sinking of the battleship by the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Although war films were common in the 1960s, ''Sink the Bismarck!'' was seen as something of an anomaly, with much of its time devoted to the "unsung back-room planners as much as on the combatants themselves". Its historical accuracy, in particular, met with much praise despite a number of inconsistencies. ''Sink the Bismarck!'' was the inspiration for Johnny Horton's popular 1960 song, " Sink the Bismarck".Polmar and Cavas 2009, p. 251. The film had its Royal World Premiere in the presence of the Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Wake Of A Stranger
''In the Wake of a Stranger'' is a 1959 British thriller film directed by David Eady and starring Tony Wright, Shirley Eaton and Danny Green. In the film, a group of murderers try to frame an innocent sailor, Tom Cassidy (Tony Wright), for their crime. Cast * Tony Wright - Tom Cassidy * Shirley Eaton - Joyce Edwards * Danny Green - Barnes * Willoughby Goddard - Shafto * Harry H. Corbett - McCabe * Tom Bowman - Spike * Alun Owen - Ferris * Barbara Archer - Barmaid * Vanda Godsell - Hetty McCabe * James Ottaway - Johnson * Peter Sinclair - Sea Captain * Peter Carver - Lorry Driver * Frank Pemberton - Landlord * Patricia Dean - Secretary * David Hemmings - Schoolboy Critical reception ''TV Guide'' gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "The plot is confusing and often illogical, and the love story only gets in the way of the mystery"; and Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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) .... Cast *Vernon Greeves as Bill Hanley *Janet Smith as Helen * David Hemmings 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] |
No Trees In The Street
''No Trees in the Street'' is a 1959 British crime thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Ted Willis, from his 1948 stage play of the same name. The film is set in the slums of London. It depicts the life of impoverished teenager Tommy, who becomes a criminal in an attempt at social mobility. He starts with minor thefts and progresses to murder. A subplot involves the romantic involvements of Tommy's sister Hetty, first with a racketeer and then with a policeman. The film is another example of British kitchen sink realism, but is mainly noted for its naturalistic depiction of slum life. Plot Initially, the film's story is told by Frank ( Ronald Howard) a local plain clothes policeman in love with Hetty (Sylvia Syms), to a young tearaway Kenny (David Hemmings). In the slums of London before World War II, Tommy (Melvyn Hayes) is an aimless teenager who tries to escape his squalid surroundings by entering a life of crime. He falls in with local racketeer Wilkie (Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Within
''The Heart Within'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by David Eady and starring James Hayter, Clifford Evans and David Hemmings. Its plot involves a Jamaican dockside worker who goes on the run in London suspected of the murder of another Jamaican. Cast * James Hayter - Grandfather Willard * Clifford Evans - Matthew Johnson * David Hemmings - Danny Willard * Earl Cameron Earlston Jewitt Cameron, CBE (8 August 19173 July 2020), known as Earl Cameron, was a Bermudian actor who lived and worked in the United Kingdom. After appearing on London's West End stage, he became one of the first black stars in the Briti ... - Victor Conway * Dan Jackson - Joe Martell * Jack Stewart (actor), Jack Stewart - Inspector Matheson * Betty Cooper - Miss Trevor * Gloria Ann Simpson - Violet * Frank Singuineau - Bobo * Pauline Henriques - Ella * Janice Hughes - Dilli * Denton De Gray - Gow * Wally Thomas - Sergeant * Glynn Edwards - 1st Constable * Ivor Salter - 2nd Constable * Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Clues To Fortune
''Five Clues to Fortune'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Joe Mendoza and starring David Hemmings, John Rogers (actor), John Rogers and Roberta Paterson. Its plot involves two children who try to prevent an aristocrat's secretary from secretly selling the aristocrat's country house. It was sometimes shown as an 8-part Serial film, serial. The film score was composed by Max Saunders and Jack Beaver. Cast * John Rogers (actor), John Rogers - Michael * Roberta Paterson - Jill * Peter Godsell - Mark * David Hemmings - Ken * Dafydd Havard - Jonas * Norman Mitchell - Bert * David Cameron (actor), David Cameron - Mr. King * Peter Welch (actor), Peter Welch - Mr. Strong * Philippa Hiatt - Mrs. Strong References External links * 1957 films 1957 crime drama films British crime drama films Films scored by Jack Beaver Films set in country houses 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Joan (1957 Film)
''Saint Joan'' (also called ''Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan'') is a 1957 historical drama film adapted from the 1923 George Bernard Shaw play of the same title about the life of Joan of Arc. The restructured screenplay by Graham Greene, directed by Otto Preminger, begins with the play's last scene, which then becomes the springboard for a long flashback, from which the main story is told. At the end of the flashback, the film then returns to the play's final scene, which then continues through to the end. This was the film debut of actress Jean Seberg, who won a talent search conducted by Preminger that reportedly tested more than 18,000 young women for the role. Plot In 1456, Charles VII (Richard Widmark), experiences dreams in which he is visited by Joan of Arc (Jean Seberg), the former commander of his army, burned at the stake as a heretic twenty-five years earlier. In the dream he tells Joan that her case was retried and her sentence annulled. He recalls how she entered his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rainbow Jacket
''The Rainbow Jacket'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden, and featuring Robert Morley, Kay Walsh, Bill Owen, Honor Blackman and Sid James. It was made at Ealing Studios produced by Michael Balcon and Michael Relph and shot in Technicolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Thomas N. Morahan. Location shooting took place in London and at a variety of racecourse towns including Newmarket and Epsom. The film was released by General Film Distributors as a part of a long-term arrangement with Ealing. Premise A champion jockey, having forfeited his own career by taking a bribe, takes a young rider under his wing. At a racetrack meeting banned former jockey Sam is checking the perimeter for illicit means of entry and a cheeky young boy, Georgie, shows him how to get in. Georgie show a penchant for horse riding and is befriended by Sam who encourages him to train as a jockey. He is placed in the stables of Lord Logan at Newmarket. He shows much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Make An Opera
''The Little Sweep'', Op. 45, is an opera for children in three scenes by the English composer Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by Eric Crozier. ''Let's Make an Opera!'' ''The Little Sweep'' is the second part of a stage production entitled ''Let's Make an Opera!''. The first part takes the form of a play in which the cast portray contemporary amateur performers conceiving, creating and rehearsing the opera. Intended as an introduction to and demystification of the operatic genre, the play also provides an opportunity to rehearse the audience in the four "Audience Songs" they will sing after the interval. The format of the play altered radically in the early months of its existence, passing through at least three versions (including one specially written for radio) utilising different approaches to the exposition. An initial version set "on the stage of any village hall" during an open dress-rehearsal for an already-written work morphs into one where the "Little Sweep" narra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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