World in My Pocket
World in My Pocket (also known as On Friday at Eleven) is a 1961 European crime-drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff. The movie was a co-production between West Germany (where it was released as An einem Freitag um halb zwölf ), France (where is known as Vendredi 13 heures) and Italy (where is known with the title Il mondo nella mia tasca).[1][2]
| World in My Pocket | |
|---|---|
 Original theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Alvin Rakoff |
| Produced by | Alexander Grüter Artur Brauner |
| Written by | Frank Harvey |
| Story by | Based on the novel The World in My Pocket by James Hadley Chase |
| Starring | Nadja Tiller Rod Steiger Peter van Eyck |
| Music by | Claude Bolling |
| Cinematography | Václav Vích |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis Alice Ludwig |
Production company | CCC Film Corona Filmproduktion Criterion Productions Erredi Film Panda Film |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation (UK) Constantin Film (West Germany) MGM (USA) |
Release date | 16 February 1961 (West Germany) |
Running time | 93minutes |
| Language | French German Italian |
It was shot at the Spandau Studios and on location in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It is based on the 1959 novel The World in My Pocket by James Hadley Chase.[3]
Cast
- Nadja Tiller as Ginny
- Peter van Eyck as Bleck
- Rod Steiger as Frank Morgan
- Jean Servais as Gypo
- Ian Bannen as Kitson
- Marisa Merlini as Frau Mandini
- Memmo Carotenuto as Herr Mandini
- Edoardo Nevola as Carlo Mandini
- Carlo Giustini as Pierre
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References
- Hans-Michael Bock, Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. ISBN 0857455656.
- Nash, Jay Robert; Nash, Stanley Ralph; Ross, Stanley Ralph (1987). The Motion Picture Guide ... Annual. 9. Cinebooks.
- Goble p.79
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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