Smiley (film)
This article is about the 1956 U.K.-American film. For the 2012 horror film directed by Michael J. Gallagher and starring Shane Dawson, see Smiley (2012 film).'
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Produced by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Written by | Anthony Kimmins Moore Raymond |
| Starring | Ralph Richardson Chips Rafferty Colin Petersen |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
| Cinematography | Edward Scaife |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox London Films |
| Release date(s) | 1956 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₤250,000[1] |
Smiley is an American-British film made in 1956 and set in Australia. It was produced and directed by Anthony Kimmins. It starred Ralph Richardson, Chips Rafferty, and Colin Petersen as Smiley. Other cast members were Bruce Archer, Guy Doleman, Reg Lye, John McCallum, Leonard Teale and Bud Tingwell. It tells the story of a young Australian boy who is determined to buy a bicycle for four pounds. Along the way he gets into many misadventures, including drug-running.
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[edit] Production
The film is based on the novel Smiley by Moore Raymond, who also wrote the source novel for the sequel film, Smiley Gets a Gun (1958). Sir Alex Korda bought the rights to the book and announced plans to film it as early as 1946.[2]
[edit] Musical
The novel inspired a musical, Smiley The Musical, with music by Clyde Collins, David Cocker, Mark Jones and Lance Strauss. The 2004 studio cast recording was performed by John Watson, Jason Barry-Smith, James King, Leisa Barry-Smith, Justine Anderson, Renae Bedford, Samantha Hardgrave, Gabriella Leibowitz, David Irvine, David Cocker, Darryl Weale and Simon Burvill-Holmes.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 221.
- ^ "Cinema: Garden Notes.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia): p. 3 Supplement: The Mercury Magazine. 30 November 1946. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26371335. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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