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Set and filmed in [[Birmingham]], it featured many landmarks from the city, including [[Gas Street Basin]], [[Alpha Tower]], the [[Council House, Birmingham|Council House]] (as a hotel), [[Gravelly Hill Interchange|Spaghetti Junction]], [[New Street, Birmingham|New Street]], [[Corporation Street, Birmingham|Corporation Street]], [[Birmingham Central Library|Central Library]] and the [[Hall of Memory, Birmingham|Hall of Memory]].
Set and filmed in [[Birmingham]], it featured many landmarks from the city, including [[Gas Street Basin]], [[Alpha Tower]], the [[Council House, Birmingham|Council House]] (as a hotel), [[Gravelly Hill Interchange|Spaghetti Junction]], [[New Street, Birmingham|New Street]], [[Corporation Street, Birmingham|Corporation Street]], [[Birmingham Central Library|Central Library]] and the [[Hall of Memory, Birmingham|Hall of Memory]].


It was released on [[Warner Home Video]] in 1988 as a [[VHS]] tape, but has never been given a retail release on DVD, however a free DVD of the film was issued with ''[[The Daily Mail]]'' on 25 September 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pick up the last Cliff Richard DVD on Saturday September 25th!|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/prmts/article-1312211/Pick-Cliff-Richard-DVD-Saturday-September-25.html|date=24 September 2010|accessdate=6 October 2010|work=[[Daily Mail]]}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
It was released on [[Warner Home Video]] in 1988 as a [[VHS]] tape, but has never been given a retail release on DVD, however a free DVD of the film was issued with ''[[The Daily Mail]]'' on 25 September 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pick up the last Cliff Richard DVD on Saturday September 25th! |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/prmts/article-1312211/Pick-Cliff-Richard-DVD-Saturday-September-25.html |date=24 September 2010 |accessdate=6 October 2010 |work=[[Daily Mail]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20100926113521/http://www.dailymail.co.uk:80/home/prmts/article-1312211/Pick-Cliff-Richard-DVD-Saturday-September-25.html |archivedate=26 September 2010 }}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 19:00, 22 February 2016

Take Me High
Directed byDavid Askey
Written byChristopher Penfold
Produced byKenneth Harper
Starring
CinematographyNorman Warwick
Music byTony Cole
Distributed byAnglo-EMI Film Distributors Ltd.
Release dates
  • 1973 (1973)
(UK)
  • 30 November 1974 (1974-11-30) (Sweden)
Running time
90 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Take Me High is a 1973 British feature film, directed by David Askey, written by Christopher Penfold and starring Cliff Richard in his final film role, with Deborah Watling, Hugh Griffith, George Cole and Anthony Andrews.

Set and filmed in Birmingham, it featured many landmarks from the city, including Gas Street Basin, Alpha Tower, the Council House (as a hotel), Spaghetti Junction, New Street, Corporation Street, Central Library and the Hall of Memory.

It was released on Warner Home Video in 1988 as a VHS tape, but has never been given a retail release on DVD, however a free DVD of the film was issued with The Daily Mail on 25 September 2010.[1]

Cast

Soundtrack

Untitled

Richard released a soundtrack album in December 1973 (which has been released on CD). The title track was a UK top 30 single (No. 27), while the album only peaked at No. 41.[2][3]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "It's Only Money" (Tony Cole)
  2. "Midnight Blue" (Tony Cole)
  3. "Hover” (Instrumental, The David Mackay Orchestra) (Tony Cole)
  4. "Why?" (with Anthony Andrews) (Tony Cole)
  5. "Life" (Tony Cole)
  6. "Driving" (Tony Cole)
  7. "The Game" (Tony Cole)
  8. "Brumburger Duet" (with Debbie Watling) (Tony Cole)

Side Two

  1. "Take Me High" (Tony Cole)
  2. "The Anti-Brotherhood of Man" (Tony Cole)
  3. "Winning" (Tony Cole)
  4. "Driving" (Instrumental, The David Mackay Orchestra) (Tony Cole)
  5. "Join the Band" (Tony Cole)
  6. "The Word is Love" (Tony Cole)
  7. "Brumburger (Finale)" (Tony Cole)

References

  1. ^ "Pick up the last Cliff Richard DVD on Saturday September 25th!". Daily Mail. 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Cliff Richard UK Chart Positions". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. ^ Steve Turner -Cliff Richard: The Biography 0745952798-2008 Page 265 The songs, written by Australian Tony Cole, were vacuous and instantly forgettable.

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