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The Spy's Wife
''The Spy's Wife'' is a 1972 British short crime film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Ann Lynn, Dorothy Tutin, Tom Bell, Vladek Sheybal and Julian Holloway. Cast *Dorothy Tutin as Hilda Tyler * Ann Lynn as Grace * Tom Bell as Tom Tyler *Vladek Sheybal as Vladek *Freda Bamford as Hilda's Mother *Glenna Forster-Jones as Shirley *Janet Waldron as Elaine *Julian Holloway as Man *Bunny May as Driver *Shaun Curry Shaun Curry (5 June 1937 - 7 July 2009) was a British actor, best known for his appearances on television. His credits include: ''Z-Cars'', '' The Saint'', ''Warship'', ''The Sweeney'', '' The New Avengers'', '' Secret Army'', ''Poldark'', ''T ... as Chauffeur References External links * 1972 films 1972 crime films British short films British crime films 1970s English-language films 1970s British films {{1970s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but also include comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as mystery, suspense or noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" explaining that these categories are additive rather than exclusionary. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry O'Hara
Gerald O'Hara (born October 1924, Boston, Lincolnshire) is an English film and television director. O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film, ''Richard III''; the Carol Reed film, ''Our Man in Havana'' and the Academy Award-winning ''Tom Jones''. O'Hara's directorial debut was the 1963 cautionary tale ''That Kind of Girl'', about the dangers of contracting venereal disease. During the 1960s, he directed episodes of '' The Avengers'' and a film based on a Van Der Valk novel by Nicolas Freeling, '' Amsterdam Affair''. O'Hara directed the highly controversial and rarely seen film ''The Brute''. O'Hara directed and wrote the screenplay for the 1979 film, '' The Bitch'', an adaptation of the Jackie Collins novel. Later television credits include directing and writing episodes of '' The Professionals'', script editor for the ITV series '' C.A.T.S. Eyes'' and directing an episode of ''Press Gang''. Selected filmography * ''That Kind of Girl'' (1963) * ''Game for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Lynn
Elizabeth Ann Lynn (7 November 1933 – 30 August 2020) was a British actress, especially prominent during the British New Wave of the 1960s, appearing in many films that represented what is known as kitchen sink realism. Lynn's career spanned 40 years and included roles in many British TV series, including ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1956), ''The Vise'' (1959–1960), ''Danger Man'' (1965), '' The Saint'', ''Gideon's Way ''Gideon's Way'' is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment and broadcast by ITV in 1964–1966, based on novels by John Creasey (writing as 'J. J. Marric'). The series was made at Elstree Studios in twin production with ...'' (1965), ''Public Eye'' (1966), ''The Champions'' (episode: ''The Body Snatchers'') (1969), ''Family at War'' (1972), ''Special Branch (TV series), Special Branch'' (1973), ''Just Good Friends'', ''Minder (TV series), Minder'' and ''Only Fools And Horses''. Film Lynn's films included ''Flame in the Streets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Tutin
Dame Dorothy Tutin, (8 April 19306 August 2001) was an English actress of stage, film and television. For her work in the theatre, she won two Olivier Awards and two ''Evening Standard'' Awards for Best Actress. She was made a CBE in 1967 and a Dame (DBE) in 2000. Tutin began her stage career in 1949 and won the 1960 Best Actress ''Evening Standard'' Award for ''Twelfth Night''. Having made her Broadway debut in the 1963 production of ''The Hollow Crown'', she received a Tony Award nomination for her role in the 1968 original Broadway production of '' Portrait of a Queen''. In the 1970s, she won a second Best Actress ''Evening Standard'' Award and won the Olivier Award (then the Society of London awards) for Best Actress in a Revival for '' A Month in the Country'' and ''The Double Dealer''. Her films included ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' (1952), '' The Beggar's Opera'' (1953), '' A Tale of Two Cities'' (1958), '' Savage Messiah'' (1972) and '' The Shooting Party'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Bell (actor)
Thomas George Bell (2 August 1933 – 4 October 2006) was an English actor on stage, film and television. He often played "menacing or seedy roles, perhaps most memorably playing sexist Detective Sergeant Bill Otley, antagonist to Helen Mirren's DCI Jane Tennison in ''Prime Suspect''". Early life Bell was born on 2 August 1933, in Liverpool, Lancashire. His family was large, and he had little contact with his father, a merchant seaman. Evacuated as a child during the Second World War, he lived with three different families in Morecambe, Lancashire. In 1948, at age 15, Bell began to act in school plays. His younger brother Keith also became an actor. On leaving school he trained under Esme Church at the Bradford Civic Theatre; fellow pupils included Billie Whitelaw and Robert Stephens. He later worked in repertory in Liverpool and Dublin. Career Michael Coveney described Bell as a "naturally gifted and unusually reserved leading actor", with a "quiet, mesmeric brand of act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladek Sheybal
Vladek Sheybal (born Władysław Rudolf Zbigniew Sheybal; 12 March 1923 – 16 October 1992) was a Polish character actor, singer and director of both television and stage productions. He was well known for his portrayal of the chess grandmaster Kronsteen in the James Bond film '' From Russia with Love'' (1963), a role for which he had been personally recommended by his friend Sean Connery, and as Otto Leipzig in ''Smiley's People'' (1982). He became a naturalised British citizen, but remained "fiercely proud of his homeland and its culture." Life and career Sheybal was born in Zgierz, near Łódź, in the Second Polish Republic. The son of a university professor, he was attracted to acting at an early age. At the age of 16 he was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during the occupation of Poland; escaping twice only to be recaptured and subjected to torture as punishment. After World War II ended, he began performing in Polish theatres and cinemas, earning a reputation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Holloway
Julian Holloway (born 24 June 1944) is a British actor. He is the son of comedy actor and singer Stanley Holloway and former chorus dancer and actress Violet Lane. He is the father of author and former model Sophie Dahl. Early life Holloway was born in Watlington, Oxfordshire, England on 24 June 1944. He was educated at Ludgrove School, Harrow School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career In the 1962–63 television season of '' Our Man Higgins'', Holloway was cast in his first major acting role as Quentin in four episodes. He became a mainstay of the ''Carry On'' film franchise, appearing in eight films between 1967 and 1976, as well as one of the ''Carry On Christmas'' TV specials. In the 1970's British police drama ''The Sweeney,'' episode ''Big Spender,'' Holloway appeared as John Smith, the brains of an organized crime family who involve themselves with two dishonest employees of a car park company in an elaborate fraud. His other television credits include th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Curry
Shaun Curry (5 June 1937 - 7 July 2009) was a British actor, best known for his appearances on television. His credits include: ''Z-Cars'', '' The Saint'', ''Warship'', ''The Sweeney'', '' The New Avengers'', '' Secret Army'', ''Poldark'', ''To the Manor Born'', '' The Professionals'', ''Blake's 7'', ''Fox'', ''Hot Money'', ''Minder'', ''The Gentle Touch'', ''The Bill'', ''Grange Hill'', '' Just Good Friends'', '' London's Burning'' and ''Holby City''. Educated in part at Buckingham College, Harrow, Served in the Grenadier Guards. Graduating from RADA in 1961, his theatre roles included work in rep, with the RSC, in the West End, and with the National Theatre. Selected filmography * '' Death Is a Woman'' (1966) - Joe * '' Up the Junction'' (1968) - Ted * ''Nobody Runs Forever'' (1968) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''The Fiction Makers'' (1968) - Guard, Gamekeeper * ''The Last Shot You Hear'' (1969) - Driver * '' The Spy's Wife'' (1972) - Chauffeur * ''From Beyond the Grave'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Films
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :'' The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :'' The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :'' The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France 1972 Wide-release movies United States unless stated January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1972 United States unless stated # *''The 14 Amazons'' (Shi si nu ying hao), directed by Cheng Kang, starring Lisa Lu, Lily Ho, Ivy Ling Po. (Hong Kong historical drama martial arts film) *'' 1776'', starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, John Cullum, Ken Howard, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Crime Films
Year 197 (Roman numerals, CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; Roman legionary, legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Ancient Rome, Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Roman Senate, Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new Roman navy, naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Short Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
