Four Dimensions of Greta
Four Dimensions of Greta | |
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Directed by | Pete Walker |
Written by | Murray Smith |
Produced by | Pete Walker Ray Selfe |
Starring | Leena Skoog Tristan Rogers Karen Boyes Robin Askwith |
Cinematography | Peter Jessop |
Edited by | Matt McCarthy |
Music by | Harry South |
Distributed by | Hemdale UK Dimension Pictures (USA) |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Four Dimensions of Greta (1972) is a low budget British comedy sexploitation film, directed by Pete Walker, featuring four 3-D film sequences. It was the first British film to use 3-D,[1] and the tagline on the poster read, "A girl in your lap".[2] The film is also known as "The Three Dimensions of Greta".
Plot[]
Hans, a young German journalist arrives in London to write an article about au pair girls but is requested by friends to investigate the whereabouts of their teenage daughter Greta. He interviews four individuals who all paint distinctly different pictures of the missing girl - each revealing a different aspect or dimension. These reminiscences constitute the film's 3-D sequences. Hans finally tracks down Greta and discovers she has been kidnapped by an East End gangster.[3][1]
Cast[]
- Hans Weimar ... Tristan Rogers
- Sue ...
- Carl Roberts ... Alan Curtis
- Greta Gruber ...
- Roger Maidment ... Robin Askwith
- Big Danny ... Bill Maynard
- Percy ...
- Schikler ... Martin Wyldeck
- Hotel Porter ... Ivor Salter
- Frau Gruber ... Pearl Hackney
- Phil the Greek ... John Clive
- Johnny Maltese ... Nik Zaran
- Mrs Marks ...
- Fred Sharprock ...
- Footballer ...
- Frau Schikler ... Elizabeth Bradley
- American Woman ...
- Gruber ...
- Manchester Businessman ... Tom Mennard
- Karen Gruber ...
- Policeman ...
- Serena ...
- Villain ...
- Kirsten ...
- Cyn ... Minah Bird
- Policeman ...
- Degenerate ... Richard O'Brien
- Police Sergeant ...
- Hippie ...
- Hippie ...
- Waiter ... Pete Walker
Critical reception[]
- The Spinning Image wrote, "thrusting a banana at the camera is evidently not as erotic as director Pete Walker might have hoped."[4]
- The Digital Fix noted an "amusingly daft sex film" [5]
- DVD Drive-in said, "although the title boasts "3-dimensional," the characters are almost all 1-dimensional...Only Robin Askwith (star of Horror Hospital and numerous "Confessions" and "Carry On" flicks) turns in a memorable performance as a shabby footballer romantically tied to Greta."[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Four Dimensions of Greta". Dvddrive-in.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ {name}. "Le Film du jour n°81: La vie sexuelle de Greta en trois dimensions - Le Film du jour". Lefilmdujour.fr. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Four Dimensions of Greta | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Four Dimensions of Greta Review (1972)". Thespinningimage.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Sutton, Mike (1 April 2005). "The Pete Walker Collection | DVD Video Review | Film @ The Digital Fix". Film.thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
External links[]
- 1972 films
- English-language films
- British 3D films
- British films
- British independent films
- Films directed by Pete Walker
- British sex comedy films
- Sexploitation films
- 1970s sex comedy films
- 1972 comedy films
- Dimension Pictures films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1972 independent films
- 1970s 3D films