Rogue Male (1976 film)
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| Directed by | Clive Donner |
| Written by | Frederic Raphael Geoffrey Household (novel) |
| Starring | Peter O'Toole John Standing Alastair Sim Harold Pinter |
| Music by | Christopher Gunning |
| Distributed by | BBC |
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Release dates
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1976 |
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Running time
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103 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Rogue Male is a 1976 British television film starring Peter O'Toole, based on Geoffrey Household's novel Rogue Male. Made by the BBC, it was adapted by Frederic Raphael and directed by Clive Donner, and also stars Alastair Sim, John Standing and Harold Pinter. It was first transmitted on 22 September 1976. Originally, this film had been destined for theatrical release rather than premiering as a television movie.
The story had been previously filmed in 1941 by Fritz Lang as Man Hunt, with Walter Pidgeon in the lead role.[1]
In an interview with Francine Stock for BBC Radio 4's Film Programme [2] in 2007, Peter O'Toole named this film as his favourite from his long career.
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Plot
In early 1939, before the start of World War II, Sir Robert Hunter (O'Toole) takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high-powered rifle, but misses when he is spotted and tackled by an SS guard. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo, he is then left for dead, but manages to make his way back to England where, to his shock, he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Believing that the government would, in all likelihood, turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground (literally) to escape his pursuers.
Cast
- Peter O'Toole - Sir Robert Hunter
- John Standing - Major Quive-Smith
- Alastair Sim - The Earl
- Harold Pinter - Saul Abrahams
- Michael Byrne - Interrogator
- Mark McManus - Vane
- Ray Smith - Fisherman
- Hugh Manning - Peale
- Robert Lang - Jessel
- Cyd Hayman - Rebecca
- Ian East - Muller
- Philip Jackson - 1st Seaman
- Nicholas Ball - 2nd Seaman
- Maureen Lipman - Freda
- Ray Mort - Gerald
- Michael Sheard - Hitler
- Shirley Dynevor - Eva Braun
- Ivor Roberts - Drake
Locations
Some of the filming took place around King's Stag in Dorset and, notably, around the "Green Man" pub.
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Rogue Male at IMDb
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