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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This attempt at a low-budget thriller, shot mainly on location, is undermined by the staggering improbabilities of the script. Molly's reactions to the threats of the Dark Man and her hesitancy in seeking help from the police, are unbelievably stupid: with equal stupidity she allows herself to be kidnapped by an old and obvious trick.
David Edward Underdown (19 August 1925 – 26 September 2009) was a historian of 17th-century English politics and culture and Professor Emeritus at Yale University. Born at Wells, Somerset , Underdown was educated at the Blue School and Exeter College, Oxford .
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film wrote: "It was not the most plausible of plots, but it was effectively handled." [1] In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Compact low-budget thriller." [5] TV Guide called the film "a taut and action-filled programmer." [6]
Running Scared is a 1972 British drama film directed and co-written by David Hemmings. This was Hemmings' only film as a writer, and his first time directing. It was based on the 1964 novel of the same name written by Gregory Mcdonald. [1]
The film was released in cinemas on March 30, 1990 in the United States and came to VHS and LaserDisc later that year. Overseas, the film was straight-to-video. It was released on DVD in 2004 and reissued as a print-on-demand in 2014. In December 2021, a Blu-ray remaster of the film was announced for release on February 22, 2022. [6]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Although this film has good atmosphere provided by the authentic setting in Soho, it is singularly lacking in enterprise and originality, and fails to maintain the suspense and excitement of the opening sequence. This might have been a swift exciting chase film if lengthy moralising on the highly controversial ...
The Magic Christian is a 1969 British satirical farce black comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, with appearances by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Raquel Welch, Spike Milligan, Christopher Lee, Richard Attenborough and Roman Polanski.
In the film Downton Abbey, Thomas bonds with Richard Ellis, the royal valet, and he accompanies him to York. While Ellis is away visiting his parents, Barrow goes to a local underground gay nightclub and is arrested as the premises are raided by the police (since male homosexuality was a criminal offence at that time).