The Triple Echo
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| Directed by | Michael Apted |
| Produced by | Graham Cottle |
| Written by | H.E. Bates (original story) Robin Chapman (screenplay) |
| Starring | Glenda Jackson Oliver Reed Brian Deacon Anthony May Gavin Richards |
| Music by | Marc Wilkinson |
| Cinematography | John Coquillon |
| Editing by | Barrie Vince |
| Distributed by | Hemdale Film Corporation Senta Productions |
| Release date(s) | 1972 |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Triple Echo[1] (also known as Soldier in Skirts in US release) is a 1972 British drama film directed by Michael Apted starring Glenda Jackson, Brian Deacon and Oliver Reed, and based on a novella by H. E. Bates.[2]
Michel Apted was nominated a Golden Prize Award for the film at the Moscow International Film Festival.[3]
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[edit] Plot
During WWII in England, Alice, a woman running a farm in the countryside discovers a man, named Barton roaming the fields. Barton decides to desert the army and Alice offers him refuge in exchange for help running the farm in her husband's absence, who has been taken prisoner by the Japanese. Over time Alice and Barton become close and eventually lovers. Barton puts Alice's ailing dog of its misery by shooting it with her husband's shotgun.[4] When army MPs begin search for Barton, he must prevent himself from being caught, so Alice helps him form the disguise of a woman named "Katy". The Sergeant soon begins to take a liking to "Katy". As it approaches Christmas, the Sergeant returns to invite Alice and "Katy" to a Christmas party, in which Alice declines, but Barton, wanting to get out and have some fun, accepts the offer, much to Alice's disapproval. During the party, the Sergeant and another soldier take "Katy" and a woman into a back room to ingage in some sexual activity, but when "Katy" pushes the Sergeant away, he discovers his secret. Barton escapes as the MPs follow and hunt him down around the farm house, where Alice is waiting. With Alice not wanting Barton to suffer at the hands of the soldiers, she put him out of his misery by shooting him dead with her husband's shotgun.
[edit] Cast
- Glenda Jackson ... Alice
- Oliver Reed ... Sergeant
- Brian Deacon ... Barton
- Anthony May ... Subaltern
- Gavin Richards ... Stan
- Jenny Lee-Wright ... Christine
- Kenneth Colley ... Provo Corporal
- Daphne Heard ... Shopkeeper
- Zelah Clarke ... First Girl
- Colin Rix ... Compere
- Ioan Meredith ... Guard
[edit] References
- ^ "The Triple Echo 1972". YouTube. 2 May, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUbB8tkNGVw. Retrieved 14 October, 2011.
- ^ "Book Report: HE Bates The Triple Echo". scholieren.com. http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.scholieren.com/boekverslagen/16648&ei=MJKYTvqlBdLE8QOsuv3gBQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CHEQ7gEwCQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dthe%2Btriple%2Becho%2Bbook%2Breview%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2RNRN_enGB429%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D631%26prmd%3Dimvns. Retrieved 14 October, 2011.
- ^ "Award for The Triple Echo". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070835/awards. Retrieved 14 October, 2011.
- ^ Pauline Kael, Reeling, Marion Boyars Publishers 1976, ISBN-13: 978-0714525822.
[edit] External links
The Triple Echo at the Internet Movie Database
