Original eaglelion half sheet poster 22x28 unfolded. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The film begins with hands at a typewriter and inspector cockrill dictating his resignation letter. Production on the film did not commence until the nazis had been defeated, and director sidney gilliat was obliged to peer. Green for danger is presented in full frame, as intended. Originally set in a military hospital during the blitz in 1941, the film relocates the action to.
Green for danger is probably gilliats best known and regarded effort, and, in its lightness of touch, it feels of a piece with the aforementioned hitchcock thriller. A delightful and wholly unexpected murder mystery, british writerdirector sidney gilliats green for danger features trevor howard and sally gray. For more classic movies and clips, subscribe to retrospective. But, while hitchcock never cared for whodunits, gilliat along with cowriter claude guerney fashioned a nifty and entertaining one in green for danger, based on christianna. Green for danger 1946 sidney gilliat, alastair sim. Expressive camerawork and precisely drawn characters enliven what could easily have been an ordinary detection yarn. Spettatore puo riscontrare video e gioco sul tuo macchina. As usual, the film has been restored by a digital process, so this looks much cleaner and more refined than the british import release. Green for danger 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Eric roberts wrong number full movie crime drama mystery thriller rated r part 3 3. Sidney gilliat, 1947 considerably alters brands story and its protagonist originally set in a military hospital during the blitz in 1941, the film relocates the action to a civilian emergency hospital during the doodlebug campaign of. Green for danger is a tad dull at first, with too many characters with too few interesting features. Green for danger 1946 22742 movieart original film posters.
The full synopsis contains spoilers which describe key plot points. Dec 09, 2019 directed by sidney gilliat who also helped adapt the story, green for danger is a war mystery thriller. Green for danger 1946 posters the movie database tmdb. With the exception of a pair of very quick shots in the first act, the film was shot entirely in the studio, even the exteriors. The criterion collection on dvd 715515022323 from criterion. Green for danger 1946 starring alastair sim and trevor howard. Green for danger 1946 crime, drama, mystery, thriller video. Criterion now presents green for danger, one of the better pictures from the english filmmaking team of sidney gilliat and frank launder. Staring sally gray, trevor howard and alastair sim. He was at the top of his form in 1946 when he directed green for danger.
I wouldnt say this is a pristine, reference level treatment, but it a marked improved over the other versions ive seen, so i am most pleased. Green for danger is a 1946 film about a murder at an english country hospital during the blitz. Alastair sim turns up midway through green for danger and saves the film, playing a witty detective who is both hilarious and likeable. Green for danger 1946 starring alastair sim and trevor. In this instance, the drawing room is instead a hospital not far from london, where surgery is conducted under a cascade of german flying bombs. Original eaglelion films half sheet poster 22x28 for the sidney gilliat film noir comedy, green for danger 1946 starring alastair sim, leo genn, trevor howard, and sally gray. An unfairly overlooked delight in the annals of british film history, green for danger is one of the most enjoyable films ever produced by those masters. If you dont want to know the plot and outcome of this film then please dont read any further.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. It was made into a 1946 film which is regarded by film historians as one of the greatest screen adaptations of a golden age mystery novel. Directed by sidney gilliat who also helped adapt the story, green for danger is a war mystery thriller. Green for danger is a golden age of mysteries classic and as different as mysteries come. Guardare green for danger streaming ita e il piu vera rete per periodico in islanda. Green for danger was the first film to be made in englands famous pinewood studios when it reopened after wwii. Christianna brand, sidney gilliat, claude guerney stars. The facetious inspector cockrill suspects one of the five doctors and nurses who were in the operating room to be the assassin. Green for danger 1946 crime, drama, mystery, thriller. The film adapts the 1944 christianna brand novel and was well received. Green for danger the current the criterion collection.
A delightful and wholly unexpected murder mystery, british writerdirector sidney gilliats green for danger features trevor howard and sally gray as suspected doctors and alastair sim in a marvelous turn as scotland yards insouciant. A few twists and possibly another murder later, its finally determined that colonel mustard did it with a lead pipe in the conservatory. Murder mystery thriller starring alastair sim and featuring trevor howard. Green for danger movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Green for danger 1946 starring alastair sim and trevor howard full movie. Sidney gilliat and, to a lesser degree, frank launders green for danger 1946, from the novel by christianna brand, is nothing more or less than a superb little mysterythriller set in a country hospital near the end of the war. Sim is in fine form out of his st trinians dresses and into the attire of an eccentrically unsuccessful detective. Green for danger 1946 ronald adam, henry edwards, sally gray, and. Green for danger also has an extremely important place in the history of british film production, as it was the first feature film after the war to be shot at the reopened pinewood studios, which was an important symbol of the industrys return to peacetime indeed, a close look at the credits shows this as the first film for members of a new. Green for danger 1946 a cracking film with a remarkable mixture of sly comedy and genuine thrills and alastair at the very top of his game. All the signs are here of the brilliant career ahead. The classic whodunit wrangles a group of suspects into a space together, gives each of them a possible motive for committing a murder, and then brings in a hightoned investigator to sort it all out. Set against the backdrop of the london blitz 19401941, green for danger takes place in a wartime so youre caught in quarantine, youre stir crazy, the kids are driving you around the bend. Set during world war ii at a time vi buzz bombs were plastering england, this engrossing 1946 film features alistair sims, who received international acclaim for his portrayal 5 years later as ebenezer scrooge in a film version of the charles dickens classic, a christmas carol.
Green for danger was a key entry in their 40year run of films and they would go on to make their indelible mark on british movies with such classics as london belongs to me, the happiest days of your life and the st. Film revivalism in the dvd era has made culture heroes of michael powell and emeric pressburger. A delightful and wholly unexpected murder mystery, british writerdirector sidney gilliats green for. Not rated 1h 31min crime, drama, mystery, thriller 7 december 1946 uk after the nurse. After one of the six is stabbed to death while investigating the incident, a police inspector arrives to take up the case.
Its lightness of touch and strong performances won plaudits in the contemporary trade press, and it performed. National catholic register sidney gilliats green for danger is an overlooked gem that transplants the trappings of a droll british murder mystery in an unexpected wwii context, with nazi air raids and an emergency wartime hospital set up in a rural manor home outside london. Green for danger 1946 crime, drama, mystery, thriller film gorillas. Alastair sim turns up midway through green for danger and saves the film, playing a witty detective who is both hilarious and. Murder mystery with splashes of black humour in which two murders in a cottage hospital throw suspicion on the staff. Green for danger 1946 sidney gilliat cast and crew. Green for danger 1946 letterboxd social film discovery. Green for danger is a welcome twist on that most venerable of english concoctions, the drawingroom thriller. British writerdirector sidney gilliats green for danger features trevor howard and. Sidney gilliats green for danger is an overlooked gem that transplants the trappings of a droll british murder mystery in an unexpected wwii context, with nazi air. The killer leaves no witnesses green for danger 1946 clip. The original authors of alfred hitchcocks the lady vanishes and carol reeds night train to munich made popular thrillers that were. Find movie and film cast and crew information for green for danger 1946 sidney gilliat on allmovie.
Green for danger is a 1946 british thriller film, based on the 1944 detective novel of the same name by christianna brand. It was directed by sidney gilliat and stars alastair sim, trevor howard, sally gray and rosamund john. Where danger lives 1950 crime, drama, filmnoir, thriller robert mitchum, claude. It was made into a 1946 film which is regarded by film historians as one of the greatest screen adaptations of a golden age mystery novel plot summary. Green for danger 1946 sidney gilliat, alastair sim, sally. Alastairs voiceover introduces the village postman, joseph higgins, in sepulchral tones. Le film green for danger 1946 vostfr admin 20170711t03. Green for danger is a cleverly designed murder mystery in the novel setting of a provisional country hospital caring for victims of v1 bombs. Boasting the acting talents of alastair sim, trevor howard, sally gray, leo genn and rosamund john, this adaptation of the christianna brand novel feels like an. Theres a few horror moments that up the ante though, with evocative shadows, violent murder, and tense surgery. Adapted from a novel by christianna brand, one of six humorous whodunits featuring inspector cockrill of the kent county police, green for danger d. With alastair sim, sally gray, trevor howard, leo genn.
Sidney gilliat worked on the early hitchcock films and it shows. Green for danger is a popular 1944 detective novel by christianna brand, praised for its clever plot, interesting characters, and wartime hospital setting. Alastair sim plays the very droll inspector cockrill whi has been sent out to investigate a murder at a rural english hospital during the continuous. Sep 07, 2018 murder mystery thriller featuring trevor howard. Alastairs dry sardonic humor counterpoints the darkly atmospheric hospital environs. A postman is injured following a flying bomb attack and is taken to the local hospital, a converted elizabethan manor. This is a little seen film that deserves more recognition and may get it in a future release by the criterion collection. The entire pinewood lot was taken up with sets from the picture, which was a strangely expensive way to. The title is a reference to the colourcoding used on the gas. Production on the film did not commence until the nazis had been defeated, and director sidney gilliat was obliged to peer into the murkiest.
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