Behind the Mask (1958 film)
Behind the Mask is a 1958 British drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Michael Redgrave, Ian Bannen and Lionel Jeffries.[2] It portrays the life of a surgeon in a busy hospital.[3]
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| Directed by | Brian Desmond Hurst |
| Written by | John Hunter John Rowan Wilson |
| Produced by | Sergei Nolbandov Josef Somlo |
| Starring | Michael Redgrave Tony Britton Carl Möhner Niall MacGinnis Vanessa Redgrave |
| Cinematography | Robert Krasker |
| Edited by | Allan Morrison |
| Music by | Geoffrey Wright |
Production company | GW Films |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £164,162[1] |
Redgrave's daughter, Vanessa Redgrave, made her film debut in this movie.[4]
Cast
- Michael Redgrave as Sir Arthur Benson Gray
- Tony Britton as Philip Selwood
- Carl Möhner as Dr Carl Romek
- Niall MacGinnis as Neil Isherwood
- Vanessa Redgrave as Pamela Benson Gray
- Ian Bannen as Alan Crabtree
- Brenda Bruce as Elizabeth Fallon
- Lionel Jeffries as Walter Froy
- Miles Malleson as Sir Oswald Pettiford
- John Welsh as Col. Langley
- Ann Firbank as Mrs Judson
- Jack Hedley as Dr Galbraith
- Hugh Miller as Examiner
- Mary Skinner as Theatre Sister
- Margaret Tyzack as Night Sister
References
- Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 359
- "Behind the Mask (1958)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019.
- "Behind the Mask (1958) - Brian Desmond Hurst | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- "Vanessa Redgrave - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
External links
- Behind the Mask Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine at the website dedicated to Brian Desmond Hurst
- Behind the Mask at IMDb
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