The Mill on the Floss (film)
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Directed by | Tim Whelan |
Written by | George Eliot (novel) Austin Melford Tim Whelan John Drinkwater |
Produced by | |
Starring | Geraldine Fitzgerald Frank Lawton Victoria Hopper Fay Compton |
Cinematography | Hone Glendinning John Stumar |
Edited by | John Datlowe Cecil H. Williamson |
Music by | Colin Wark |
Production company | G.B. Morgan Productions |
Distributed by | National Provincial Film Distributors |
Release date | 31 December 1936 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Mill on the Floss is a 1936 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Lawton, Victoria Hopper, Geraldine Fitzgerald and James Mason. It was based on the 1860 novel The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.[1]
The film was made at Shepperton Studios. Although he is not credited in the film, Basil Dean, who was married to the leading lady Victoria Hopper, was heavily involved in the planning and the production of the film.[2]
Cast[]
- Frank Lawton as Philip Wakem
- Victoria Hopper as Lucy Deane
- Fay Compton as Mrs Tulliver
- Geraldine Fitzgerald as Maggie
- Griffith Jones as Stephen Guest
- Mary Clare as Mrs Moss
- James Mason as Tom Tulliver
- Athene Seyler as Mrs Pullet
- Sam Livesey as Mr Tulliver
- Amy Veness as Mrs Deane
- Felix Aylmer as Mr Wakem
- Eliot Makeham as Mr Pullet
- William Devlin as Bob Jakin
- Ivor Barnard as Mr Moss
- David Horne as Mr Deane
- O.B. Clarence as Mr. Gore
- W.E. Holloway as D. Stelling
- Arthur West Payne as Young Bob Jakin
- Cecil Ramage as Luke
DVD release[]
The Mill on the Floss was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on 28 January 2014.[3]
References[]
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Harper & Rayner P.151
- ^ "Alpha Video - The Mill on the Floss". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
Bibliography[]
- Harper, Graeme & Rayner, Jonathan R. Cinema and Landscape. Intellect Books, 2010.
External links[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1936 films
- Films set in the 1820s
- Films set in England
- British historical drama films
- 1930s historical drama films
- British films
- British black-and-white films
- Films shot at Shepperton Studios
- Films directed by Tim Whelan
- Films based on British novels
- 1936 drama films
- 1930s British film stubs