The Crooked Road
The Crooked Road | |
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Directed by | Don Chaffey |
Written by | Don Chaffey Jay Garrison |
Based on | novel by Morris West |
Starring | Robert Ryan Stewart Granger |
Cinematography | Stephen Dade |
Production company | Argo |
Distributed by | Seven Arts Pictures |
Release date | 19 September 1965 |
Running time | 92 min. |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Crooked Road is a 1965 British film directed and co-written by Don Chaffey. It stars Stewart Granger, Robert Ryan, and Janet Munro.[1] The film is based on the 1957 novel The Big Story by Morris West.[2] An American journalist (Robert Ryan) plans to expose as a crook the dictator (Stewart Granger) of a small Balkan state, but finds himself framed for murder.
Cast[]
- Robert Ryan as Richard Ashley
- Stewart Granger as Duke of Orgagna
- Nadia Gray as Cosima
- Katherine Woodville as Elena
- Marius Goring as Harlequin
- Robert Rietty as the Chief of Police
The Big Story[]
Author | Morris West |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1957 |
Media type |
The film was based on The Big Story by Morris West which was published in 1957.
A Sydney Morning Herald profile on the author said it was "his initial foray into the world of Italian politics. To this stage, there is nothing to indicate international prominence."[3]
Production[]
The film was shot in Yugoslavia over two months.[4]
Reception[]
The New York Times said the film "bounces along nicely".[5]
References[]
- ^ "The Crooked Road (1964) - Don Chaffey | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ CROOKED ROAD, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 34, Iss. 396, (Jan 1, 1967): 44.
- ^ Missen, Mollie (20 February 1993). "A master storyteller signs off". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 44.
- ^ Scheuer, P. K. (11 August 1964). "Robert ryan lifts veil on yugoslavia". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155002111 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Archer, E. (4 February 1965). "Screen: A minor comedy". New York Times. ProQuest 116734217 – via ProQuest.
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1965 films
- British films
- Films directed by Don Chaffey
- Films based on works by Morris West
- British thriller films
- 1960s thriller films
- Films set in Europe
- Films about journalists
- 1960s English-language films
- 1960s thriller film stubs