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Despite an experienced cast, Against the Wind is unconvincing fare.") [4] A frequent criticism levelled at the film was that the early scene-setting section was somewhat jerky in style, with sketchy attempts to provide back-stories for the main protagonists leaving many viewers rather confused as to what exactly was going on. The performances ...
This film -related list is ... (August 2008) A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1948: 1948. Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1948: Against the Wind ...
Against the Wind, a Ealing Studios World War II film; Against the Wind (1990 film), a Spanish incest-themed drama film; Against the Wind, an Italian drama film; Against the Wind, a 1978 Australian television mini-series Against the Wind, a soundtrack album from the series, by Jon English and Mario Millo "Against the Wind", an episode of 2011 ...
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A perfunctory attempt at a British Bicycle Thieves [1948], packed with clichés both in script and in Charles Crichton's direction. The boy, the dog and the father have charm, but the story never comes alive, and the supporting roles – apart from one or two sinister Spanish bit-players – are flatly portrayed."
The latter was released in 1953, and subsequently used in the 1956 film Johnny, You're Wanted, which starred Slater in the lead role. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1954, Columbia released a single of excerpts from Dry Rot , a farce from London's Whitehall Theatre by John Chapman (which later became a film of the same name ).
The Wind Cannot Read is a 1958 British drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde, Yoko Tani, Ronald Lewis and John Fraser. [1] It was based on the 1946 novel by Richard Mason , who also wrote the screenplay.
Kirk Alyn (born John Feggo Jr.; October 8, 1910 – March 14, 1999) was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play the DC Comics character Superman in live-action for the 1948 movie serial Superman and its 1950 sequel Atom Man vs. Superman, as well as fellow DC Comics characters Blackhawk from the Blackhawk movie serial in 1952, and Lois Lane's father Sam Lane in 1978's ...
Against the Wind is a 1978 Australian television miniseries. It is a historical drama portraying both the British rule of Ireland, and the development of New South Wales and Australia. Jon English won the Logie Award in 1979 for "Best New Talent" for his role in the miniseries as "Jonathan Garrett".