Ferry Cross the Mersey (film)
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| Directed by | Jeremy Summers |
| Produced by | Brian Epstein, Michael Holden |
| Written by | David Franden, Tony Warren (story) |
| Music by | Gerry Marsden, George Martin |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
| Editing by | John Victor-Smith |
| Release date(s) | January 1965[1] |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Ferry Cross the Mersey is a 1965 musical film featuring Gerry and the Pacemakers.
The film, directed by Jeremy Summers, is one of the more uncommon artifacts of the Mersey scene, shown very rarely on television and never issued on video. It was the first to be shot on location in Liverpool after the city's emergence into the music mainstream (which had previously seen only Frankie Vaughan, Russ Hamilton, and Billy Fury as stars). For authenticity, many scenes were shot in clubs near Gerry and the Pacemakers' frontman Gerry Marsden's home; a scene on a ferry (the Mountwood) on the River Mersey showed the docks as a backdrop. Marsden wrote nine new songs for the film which also starred Julie Samuels, Cilla Black, Jimmy Savile, and The Fourmost.
The song "Ferry Cross the Mersey" was written by Gerry Marsden as the theme song for the film.
For the soundtrack, see Ferry 'Cross the Mersey.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.britbands.bravepages.com/gerrydiary.html Gerry and the Pacemakers diary
