Hell Is Empty
Hell is Empty is a 1967 British crime film.[1] It began filming in 1965 under the direction of Bernard Knowles. Filming was suspended and later resumed by John Ainsworth after Martine Carol's death.[2] It also starred Anthony Steel, Shirley Anne Field and James Robertson Justice. On the run from the police, thieves stumble upon an abandoned mansion on a deserted island.[3]
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| Directed by | John Ainsworth Bernard Knowles |
| Produced by | Michael Eland |
| Screenplay by | John Ainsworth |
| Based on | a screenplay by Bernard Knowles & George Fowler; and the novel Hell Is Empty by J.F. Straker (1958) |
| Starring | Anthony Steel Shirley Anne Field James Robertson Justice Jess Conrad Martine Carol |
| Music by | Georges Garvarentz |
| Cinematography | Sasa Hunka Jan Stallich |
| Edited by | Jim Connock |
Production company | Dominion Films |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date | December 1967 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Martine Carol as Martine Grant
- Anthony Steel as Major Morton
- James Robertson Justice as Angus McGee
- Shirley Anne Field as Shirley McGee
- Isa Miranda as Isa Grant
- Carl Möhner as Carl Schultz
- Robert Rietti as Robert Grant
- Jess Conrad as Jess Shepherd
- Anthony Dawson as Paul Grant
- Catherine Schell as Catherine Grant (as Catherine von Schell)
- Irene von Meyendorff as Helen McGee
- Patricia Viterbo as Patricia
- Anna Gaël as Anna
- Eugene Deckers as Counsel
- Sheila Burrell as Judge
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References
- "Hell Is Empty (1967)".
- HELL IS EMPTY Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 37, Iss. 432, (Jan 1, 1970): 226.
- "Hell Is Empty (1967) - John Ainsworth, Bernard Knowles - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & Murphy, Robert. British Crime Cinema. Routledge, 2005.
External links
- Hell Is Empty on IMDb
- Hell is Empty at BFI
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