The Boy Who Turned Yellow
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | slightly over £40,000[1] |
The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972) is the last film collaboration by the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and the last theatrical feature to be written by Emeric Pressburger or directed by Michael Powell. The film was made for the Children's Film Foundation.
Plot
John (Mark Dightam) loses one of his pet mice, Alice, whilst on a school trip to the
Yeoman Warders
and John is threatened with execution. When John is finally reunited with his pet, he awakes in class. Was his adventure actually all just a dream?
Cast
- Mark Dightam as John Saunders
- Robert Eddison as Nick
- Helen Weiras Mrs. Saunders
- Brian Worth as Mr. Saunders
- Esmond Knight as Doctor Ward
- Laurence Carter as Schoolteacher
- Patrick McAlinney as Supreme Beefeater
- Lem Dobbs as Munro
- Nigel Rathbone as Schoolboy
- Peter Schofield as Beefeater
Production
The film was the last collaboration by
Return to the Edge of the World.) Powell and Pressburger also brought in some of their old colleagues from the days of The Archers, such as cinematographer Christopher Challis and actor Esmond Knight
.
Location shooting took place at sites around London:[2]
- Tower of London, Whitechapel
- Holborn tube station, Aldwych branch platform (as Chalk Farm tube station and Hampstead stations)
- Hampstead tube station, Hampstead (exterior only)
- Christchurch Hill, Hampstead
- Hampstead Heath, Hampstead
- Willow Road, Hampstead
Awards
The film won a "Chiffy" award from the Children's Film Foundation.[3] The "Chiffy" award was voted for by CFF audiences.[3]
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-571-16853-8.
- ^ IMDB Filming locations
- ^ a b Parkinson, David (30 October 2018). "Five things to know about the Children's Film Foundation". British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links
- The Boy Who Turned Yellow at IMDb
- The Boy Who Turned Yellow at AllMovie
- The Boy Who Turned Yellow at the BFI's Screenonline. Full synopsis and film stills (and clips viewable from UK libraries).
- Reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages
