England Made Me (film)
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| Directed by | Peter Duffell |
| Produced by | Jack Levin |
| Written by | Desmond Cory Peter Duffell |
| Based on | the novel by Graham Greene |
| Starring | Peter Finch Michael York Hildegarde Neil |
| Music by | John Scott |
| Cinematography | Ray Parslow |
| Edited by | Malcolm Cooke |
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| Distributed by | Hemdale Film Distribution (UK) |
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Release dates
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1973 |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
England Made Me is a 1973 British drama film directed by Peter Duffell, starring Peter Finch, Michael York, Hildegarde Neil, and Michael Hordern, and based on the novel England Made Me by Graham Greene.[1] Tony Wollard's art direction was nominated for a British BAFTA Award.[2]
Plot
Anthony Farrant (York) is a naive 1930s businessman who pays a visit to Germany on the way home from a business trip, and falls under the politically dubious spell of charismatic financier Erich Krogh (Finch). While Anthony was taught to value fairness and decency, in Erich's world opportunism, corruption, and decadence hold sway.
Main cast
- Peter Finch - Erich Krogh
- Michael York - Anthony Farrant
- Hildegarde Neil - Kate Farrant
- Joss Ackland - Haller
- Michael Hordern - F. Minty
- Tessa Wyatt - Liz Davidge
- Michael Sheard - Fromm
- Richard Gibson - Young Tony
- Lalla Ward - Young Kate
- William Baskiville - Stein
- Demeter Bitenc - Reichsminister
- Vladan Živković - Heinrich
- Vlado Bacic - Hartmann
- Mirjana Nikolic - Nikki
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote of the film, "England Made Me might have worked, were Mr. Duffell and Mr. Cory less superficial movie makers. They've retained a surprising amount of the Greene plot, even a lot of original dialogue, but the story is no longer comic and rueful, just wildly melodramatic";[3] whereas Film 4 called it "an underrated adaptation of Graham Greene's novel...Although it received little attention when first released, this fascinating character study is ripe for reappraisal now, with the relationship between the two men making for quietly gripping viewing." [4]
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External links
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