1959 British film by Terry Bishop
Life in Danger |
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Theatrical release poster |
Directed by | Terry Bishop |
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Written by | Malcolm Hulke Eric Paice |
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Produced by | Jack Parsons |
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Starring | Derren Nesbitt
Julie Hopkins |
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Edited by | John Trumper |
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Music by | William Davies |
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Production company | Parroch Films |
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Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
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Release date |
- 7 September 1959 (1959-09-07)
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Running time | 62 minutes |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Language | English |
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Life in Danger is a 1959 British second feature[1] film directed by Terry Bishop and starring Derren Nesbitt and Julie Hopkins.[2]
Plot
Hazel Ashley, an emotionally unstable adolescent, meets a casual labourer and befriends him. At the same time, news comes that Miller, a convicted child murderer, has just escaped from a nearby lunatic asylum.
Hazel goes missing, and when local villagers led by Major Peters search for her, they find her in a barn with the labourer, whom they assume is the escaped killer. Peters shoots and wounds him. When the police arrive they report that Miller has previously surrendered himself.
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Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This attempt at the familiar but always tricky subject of an average community shocked into violence by a threat to its ordinary existence – in this case an escaped criminal lunatic – has a tense opening and two mainly effective leading performances. Unfortunately realism soon takes second place to conventional thrills and a facile climax, and the supporting cast is for the most part unconvincing."[3]
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film call the film a "neat, unpretentious thriller".[1]: 220
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