Light Up the Sky! (1960)

Regisseur:

Lewis Gilbert

Drehbuchautoren:

Vernon Harris (writer)
Robert Storey (play)

Premierendatum:

4. Dezember 1961 (Denmark)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama

Plot:

A comedy drama set in a WWII British Army Searchlight Squad. They are an odd bunch of misfits but somehow manage to get the job done. |

Plot Keywords:

WWII | Based On Play | Independent Film

Nutzerkommentare:

Well worth watching.

Besetzung

Ian Carmichael	...	Lt. Ogleby
Tommy Steele	...	Eric McGaffey
Benny Hill	...	Syd McGaffey
Dick Emery	...	Harry
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Johnny Briggs	...	Leslie Smith
Susan Burnet	...	Jean
Fred Griffiths	...	Mr. Jennings
Sheila Hancock	...	Theater Act
Harry Locke	...	Roland Kenyon
Victor Maddern	...	Lance Corporal Tomlinson
Cardew Robinson	...	Compere
Cyril Smith	...	'Spinner' Rice
Sydney Tafler	...	Ted Green

Alternativ:

Skywatch (USA)

Länge:

90 Min

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

UK:PG (video rating) | UK:A (original rating)

Firma:

Criterion Films

Dies und das:

The first feature film of Sheila Hancock.

Soundtrack:

Strike A Light

Well worth watching.

Before seeing this film I had only ever seen Benny Hill as the comic, seeing him in a straight role was a real eye opener because, in this film, he proved was a good straight actor as well. Combining Tommy Steele with Benny Hill was also a brainwave because they worked so well together as you can see from their performance of the title song " Light up the Sky. " The cast is full of good old British stalwarts such Ian Carmichael, still acting today and Dick Emery who was a brilliant comic in his own right. If you add back up from the likes of Victor Maddern, Sydney Tafler, Johnny Briggs and Sheila Hancock you have the makings of a truly excellent British movie. Sadly it is never shown on British TV and I have, so far, been unable to find a copy on VHS or DVD. If you do manage to find a copy of this film or you are lucky enough to see it on TV I can thoroughly recommend it.