Blind Date (1959 film)
| Blind Date | |
|---|---|
 A film poster bearing the U.S. title: Chance Meeting | |
| Directed by | Joseph Losey |
| Written by | Leigh Howard (novel) Ben Barzman Millard Lampell |
| Produced by | David Deutsch Luggi Waldleitner |
| Starring | Hardy Krüger Stanley Baker Micheline Presle |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Edited by | Reginald Mills |
| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 90-96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £138,000[1] |
Blind Date (U.S. title: Chance Meeting) is a 1959 British murder mystery film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Hardy Krüger, Stanley Baker, and Micheline Presle. The plot is about a police inspector who investigates a woman's death, with her lover being the prime suspect.[2] Ben Barzman and Millard Lampell were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.[3]
The film was one of star Stanley Baker's favourites.[4]
Plot
Jan Van Rooyer, a young painter working in an art gallery, has been an art teacher to Jacqueline Cousteau, a wealthy woman who eventually becomes his lover. But when she turns up dead, Van Rooyer must explain their relationship to Detective Inspector Morgan. The investigation finds little evidence of his innocence until the dead lover reappears to set the case into motion once again.
Cast
- Hardy Krüger as Jan Van Rooyer
- Stanley Baker as Inspector Morgan
- Micheline Presle as Jacqueline Cousteau
- John Van Eyssen as Inspector Westover
- Gordon Jackson as Sergeant
- Robert Flemyng as Sir Brian Lewis
- Jack MacGowran as Postman
- Redmond Phillips as Police Doctor
- George Roubicek as Police Constable
- Lee Montague as Sergeant Farrow
Production
The budget consisted of £40,000 put up by the German producer and £98,000 provided by SBA.[1]
Reception
Sydney Box sold the film to Paramount in the US for twice what it cost, putting it in profit.[1]
The New York Times found the film "absorbing", noting that "Joseph Losey proves himself a strikingly adept technician with an alert and caustic personal style."[5]
References
- ^ a b c Spicer, Andrew (5 September 2006). "Sydney Box". Manchester University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Blind Date (1959)". BFI.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ Howard Thompson (1 September 1963). "'STANLEY BAKER: PERIPATETIC ACTOR-PRODUCER: GENESIS PROVINCIAL DEBUT'". New York Times. p. X5.
- ^ Archer, Eugene (27 October 1960). "'Chance Meeting'" – via NYTimes.com.
External links
- Blind Date at the TCM Movie Database
- Blind Date at IMDb
- Blind Date at AllMovie
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