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Michael Reed (cinematographer)
Michael Reed, (7 July 1929 – 15 December 2022) was a Canadian-born British cinematographer who worked on several films from the 1950s to 1980s, including ''Dracula: Prince of Darkness'' and ''Shout at the Devil (movie), Shout at the Devil''. Career Through the early 1950s he worked in the camera department at Hammer Films as a clapper loader and focus puller on films such as ''The Man in Black (film), The Man in Black'' and ''Meet Simon Cherry'' before becoming the director of photography on Hammer's ''The Ugly Duckling (1959 film), The Ugly Duckling'' (1959) and several Hammer horror films. He acted as director of photography on several ITC Entertainment, ITC television series such as ''Sword of Freedom'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series), The Adventures of Robin Hood'' and ''The Saint (TV series), The Saint''. At the same time he was 2nd unit Director of Photography on the James Bond films (''Goldfinger (film), Goldfinger'', ''Thunderball (film), Thunderball'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematography
Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sensor or light-sensitive material inside a movie camera. These exposures are created sequentially and preserved for later processing and viewing as a motion picture. Capturing images with an electronic image sensor produces an electrical charge for each pixel in the image, which is electronically processed and stored in a video file for subsequent processing or display. Images captured with photographic emulsion result in a series of invisible latent images on the film stock, which are chemically " developed" into a visible image. The images on the film stock are projected for viewing the same motion picture. Cinematography finds uses in many fields of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' is a 1969 spy film and the sixth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after '' You Only Live Twice'', Eon selected George Lazenby, a model with no prior acting credits, to play the part of James Bond. During filming, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once. In the film, Bond faces Blofeld (Telly Savalas), who is planning to hold the world to ransom by a threat to render all food plants and livestock infertile through the actions of a group of brainwashed "angels of death". Along the way Bond meets, falls in love with, and eventually marries Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg). It is the only Bond film to have been directed by Peter R. Hunt (with this serving as his directorial debut), who had served as a film editor and second unit director on previous films in the series. Hunt, along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopard In The Snow
''Leopard in the Snow'' is a 1978 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Keir Dullea, Susan Penhaligon, Kenneth More and Billie Whitelaw. It was based on the 1974 novel ''Leopard in the Snow'' by Anne Mather. Plot summary In the middle of a blizzard, a young woman takes shelter in a house owned by a former racing driver still recovering from an accident he had some years before. Cast * Keir Dullea - Dominic Lyall * Susan Penhaligon - Helen James * Kenneth More - Sir Phillip James * Billie Whitelaw - Isabel James * Gordon Thomson - Michael Framley * Jeremy Kemp - Bolt * Yvonne Masters - Bessie * Peter Burton - Mr Framley * Tessa Dahl Chantal Sophia "Tessa" Dahl (born 11 April 1957) is an English author and former actress. She is the daughter of British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. Early life Dahl was born in Oxford, the second daughter of British au ... - Miss Framley References External links * 1978 films 1978 drama fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stick Up
''The Stick Up'' is a 1977 British romantic comedy crime film written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring David Soul. It was executive produced by Elliott Kastner. It was one of the first films from financier Arnon Milchan although he felt the film was so bad he had his name removed from the credits. The film was known during production as ''Mud''. Plot Cast * David Soul as Duke Turnbeau * Pamela McMyler as Rosie McCratchit * Johnnie Wade as Smiley * Michael Balfour as Sam * Michael McStay as Mechanic * Tony Melody as First Policeman * Norman Jones as Second Policeman * Mike Savage as Lorry Driver * Gordon Gostelow as Farmer * Connie Vascott as Farmer's Wife * Leslie Hardy as Farmer's Child * Julie May as Prison Matron * Nosher Powell as Manager * Alan Tilvern Alan Tilvern (5 November 1918 – 17 December 2003) was an English actor. He was known for usually playing "tough-guy" roles. Life Tilvern was born 5 November 1918 in Whitechapel, in the East End o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galileo (1975 Film)
''Galileo'' is a 1975 biographical film about the 16th- and 17th-century scientist Galileo Galilei, whose astronomical observations with the newly invented telescope led to a profound conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. The film is an adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's 1943 play of the same name. The film was produced by Ely Landau for the American Film Theatre, which presented thirteen film adaptations of plays in the United States from 1973 to 1975. Brecht's play was recently called a "masterpiece" by veteran theater critic Michael Billington, as Martin Esslin had in 1960. The film's director, Joseph Losey, had also directed the first performances of the play in 1947 in the US — with Brecht's active participation. The film is fairly true to those first performances, and is thus of historical significance as well. Plot The film closely follows the "American" version of Brecht's play ''Galileo''. In 1609 Galileo is a mathematics professor in Padua, Italy. While his sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hireling
''The Hireling'' is a 1973 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges, based on a 1957 novel of the same title by L. P. Hartley, which starred Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles. It tells the story of a chauffeur who falls in love with an aristocratic woman. It shared the Grand Prix with ''Scarecrow'' at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. Sarah Miles received a Special Jury Prize for her performance as Lady Franklin."Cannes Jury Prize to Sarah Miles" (10 July 1973) ''Los Angeles Times'' Plot Set in and around Bath, Somerset immediately after the First World War, the story opens at an expensive mental clinic in the country where the young and recently widowed Lady Franklin is being discharged. The owner of a smart hire car, former sergeant-major Ledbetter, chauffeurs her to her unsympathetic mother in Bath. Hired to take her on outings, he becomes the only person she can talk to as she slowly lifts out of deep depression. When he takes her to a boxing night at a boys club that he hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prehistoric Women (1967 Film)
''Prehistoric Women'' (originally released as ''Slave Girls'' in the U.K.) is a 1967 British fantasy adventure film in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. The film stars Martine Beswick as the main antagonist and stage actor Michael Latimer. Steven Berkoff features in a small role at the end. Plot David Marchant (Michael Latimer), a British explorer, along with Colonel Hammond (Robert Raglan) and a guide are pursuing a leopard on an African safari. The Colonel takes aim, but misses and only wounds the animal. With the guide warning that it will soon be dark, David decides to find the beast and put it out of its misery before following the party back to camp. Walking some way, he passes various trees with a picture of a white rhino, but ignores them. Finally, the weakened leopard attacks him and he shoots it dead, whereupon David is ambushed and captured by a primitive tribe. They accuse him of disturbing the spirit of the white rhinoceros and take him to their leader's temple. As t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasputin, The Mad Monk
''Rasputin the Mad Monk'' is a 1966 Hammer horror film directed by Don Sharp and starring Christopher Lee as Grigori Rasputin, the Russian peasant- mystic who gained great influence with the Tsars prior to the Russian Revolution. It also features Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer, Richard Pasco, Dinsdale Landen and Renée Asherson. The story is largely fictionalized, although some of the events leading up to Rasputin's assassination are very loosely based on Prince Yusupov's account of the story. For legal reasons (Yusupov was still alive when the film was released), the character of Yusupov was replaced by Ivan (Matthews). The emphasis is on Rasputin's terrifying powers both to work magic and to seduce women. Plot In the Russian countryside, Rasputin heals the sick wife of an innkeeper (Derek Francis). When he is later hauled before an Orthodox bishop for his sexual immorality and violence, the innkeeper springs to the monk's defence. Rasputin protests that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang! Bang! You're Dead!
''Our Man in Marrakesh'' (released in North America as ''Bang! Bang! You're Dead!'') is a 1966 British comedy spy film shot in Morocco produced and co-written by Harry Alan Towers, directed by Don Sharp and starring Tony Randall, Herbert Lom and Senta Berger. Plot One of six travellers who catch the bus from Casablanca airport to Marrakesh is carrying $2 million to pay a powerful local man (Herbert Lom) to fix United Nations votes on behalf of an unnamed nation. But not even the powerful man knows which of them it is - and his background checks reveal that at least three of them aren't who they claim to be. As agents from other nations may be among them, he and his henchmen have to be very careful until the courier chooses to reveal himself - or herself... Main cast * Tony Randall as Andrew Jessel * Senta Berger as Kyra Stanovy * Terry-Thomas as El Caid * Herbert Lom as Mr Casimir * Wilfrid Hyde-White as Arthur Fairbrother * Grégoire Aslan as Achmed * John Le Mesurier as Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gorgon
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil Ship Pirates
''The Devil-Ship Pirates'' is a 1964 British pirate adventure film directed by Don Sharp. The film was the first of several collaborations between Don Sharp and star Christopher Lee. Plot A pirate ship, involved in 1588 battles on the side of the Spanish Armada, suffers extensive damage and must put into a village on the British coast for repairs. The village is small and isolated. The Spanish convince the villagers that the English fleet has been defeated and that they, the Spanish, are now their masters. This results in the villagers' sullen cooperation, but rumours and unrest begin to spread and soon the Spanish pirates find themselves facing a revolt. Cast * Christopher Lee as Captain Robeles * Andrew Keir as Tom * John Cairney as Harry * Duncan Lamont as The Bosun * Michael Ripper as Pepe * Ernest Clark as Sir Basil * Barry Warren as Manuel * Suzan Farmer as Angela * Natasha Pyne as Jane * Annette Whiteley as Meg * Charles Houston as Antonio * Philip Latham as Miller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Organisation. Plot Joe Frisby calls Dr Mack at the town hall to make another complaint about rats eating his flour. Although the Dr says the council rat catchers are on honeymoon, the telephone exchange girl decides to give Frisby a lead on a cheap rat-catcher. He is put in touch with Mr Love, who has no qualifications whatsoever. Love improvises on his container for mixing his rat poison by using a loaf tin. Luckily (for the plot) this is very distinctive, with a side split which causes the bread to be mis-shapen. When Mrs Frisby runs out of intact loaf tins she is forced to use the split tin and inadvertently creates a poisoned loaf. Love drinks his payment and is killed in an accident as he staggers home. He is found by a railway driver th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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