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 |
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. A police inspector investigates a woman's death, with her lover being the prime suspect. Ben Barzman and Millard Lampell were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.
The film was one of Stanley Baker's favourites.[2]
Plot
Jan Van Rooyer, a painter, has been art teacher to Jacqueline Cousteau, an older woman who becomes his lover. But when she turns up dead, Van Rooyer must explain their relationship to Morgan, a police detective.
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 movie to Paramount in the US for twice what it cost, putting it in profit.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 171-172
- ^ Howard Thompson, 'STANLEY BAKER: PERIPATETIC ACTOR-PRODUCER: GENESIS PROVINCIAL DEBUT', New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 1 September 1963: X5.
External links
- Blind Date at the TCM Movie Database
- Blind Date at IMDb
- Blind Date at AllMovie
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