Cry Wolf is a 1969 British film for the Children's Film Foundation directed by John Davis and starring Janet Munro and Ian Hendry.[1][2] It concerns two children Tony and Mary, who discover a plot to kidnap the prime minister.[3]
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| Directed by | John Davis |
| Written by | John Davis |
| Screenplay by | Derry Quinn |
| Produced by | Michael Truman |
| Starring | Anthony Kemp Mary Burleigh Martin Beaumont |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Nestor Lovera |
| Music by | Cliff Adams |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Children's Film Foundation |
Release date |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
This was the final film of actress Janet Munro.
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (February 2024) |
Cast
edit- Anthony Kemp as Tony
- Mary Burleigh as Mary
- Martin Beaumont as Martin
- Judy Cornwell as Stella
- Eileen Moore as Muriel Walker
- Maurice Kaufmann as Jim Walker
- John Trenaman as Ben
- Rex Stallings as Marksman
- Alfred Bell as Insp. Blake
- Mary Yeomans as Mrs. Whittle
- Pat Coombs as Mrs. Blades
- Kevin Manser as town clerk
- Alec Bregonzi as sound man
- Wilfrid Brambell delivery man (as Wilfred Brambell)
- Adrienne Corri as Mrs. Quinn, woman in tobacconist's shop
- Walter Gotell as Ronan (as Walter Cotell)
- Ian Hendry as Hobson
- Janet Munro as Polly
- Roy Moore
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Something of a variation on the usual Children's Film Foundation productions in that the villains are played straight: This certainly makes for greater plausibility, and despite some inconsistency in the playing and a rather feeble attempt af comedy, there is ample compensation in Judy Cornwell's splendid villainess and the suspense is quite effectively sustained."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Cry Wolf". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ CRY WOLF Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 37, Iss. 432, (Jan 1, 1970): 104.
- ^ "Cry Wolf (1968)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Cry Wolf". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 37 (432): 104. 1 January 1970 – via ProQuest.
External links
edit- Cry Wolf at the British Film Institute
- Cry Wolf at IMDb
