The Penthouse (1967 film)

The Penthouse
Film Poster
Directed by	Peter Collinson
Written by	Peter Collinson
Based on	The Meter Man 1964 play by C. Scott Forbes
Produced by	Harry Fine
Starring	Terence Morgan Suzy Kendall Tony Beckley Norman Rodway Martine Beswick
Cinematography	Arthur Lavis
Edited by	John Trumper
Music by	Johnny Hawksworth
Production companies	Compton Films Tahiti Films
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	29 September 1967 (1967-09-29)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$1,350,000 (US/ Canada)

The Penthouse is a 1967 British satirical drama thriller film directed by Peter Collinson. It stars Terence Morgan and Suzy Kendall and was based on a 1964 play The Meter Man by Scott Forbes.

Plot

Bruce Victor (Terence Morgan), a real estate agent, is a married man having an affair with Barbara (Suzy Kendall). They are staying in a penthouse apartment that they've rented.

One morning, two men, Tom and Dick (Tony Beckley and Norman Rodway, respectively), who claim to be meter men and that Harry is downstairs, arrive but Barbara then realizes that they are thieves when they tie Bruce up to a chair. When she screams for help, they violate her with drugs and alcohol. Barbara then performs a striptease for them and Dick later has sex with her.

After Tom and Dick finally leave, Harry (Martine Beswick), a woman, who claims to be Tom and Dick's parole officer, arrives and brings them back up to make them apologize for what they did. However, the three then tie them both up to a chair and threaten them not to tell anyone. But the two manage to untie themselves.

The film ends with Barbara and Bruce leaving the building, parting ways and walking off into the night.

Cast

• Terence Morgan as Bruce Victor
• Suzy Kendall as Barbara Willison
• Tony Beckley as Tom
• Norman Rodway as Dick
• Martine Beswick as Harry

Production

It was the directorial debut of Peter Collinson who would work again with the film's star Suzy Kendall in Up the Junction (1968). He would also work again with Tony Beckley in The Long Day's Dying (1968) and The Italian Job (1969).

Filming

The film was shot at Twickenham Studios with sets designed by the art director Peter Mullins. The exterior shots for the high-rise apartment building were shot at the Wembley Point in London.

Music

The song heard during the end credits "The World Is Full of Lonely Men", is sung by Lisa Shane with music and lyrics by Johnny Hawksworth and Hal Shaper, respectively.

External links

• The Penthouse at IMDb
• The Penthouse at the TCM Movie Database
• The Penthouse at AllMovie