Take My Life

1947 1h 19m EN

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7.9

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6.9

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★7.9TMDB · 8★6.9IMDB · 464

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Synopsis

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When her husband is wrongly accused of murder, an opera singer sets out to find the real culprit.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hugh Williams
Nicholas Talbot
Greta Gynt
Phillipa Shelley
Marius Goring
Sidney Fleming
Francis L. Sullivan
Prosecuting Counsel
Henry Edwards
Inspector Archer
Rosalie Crutchley
Elizabeth Rusman
Marjorie Mars
Joan Newcombe
Maurice Denham
Defense Counsel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ronald Neame
Writers: Margaret Kennedy, Valerie Taylor, Winston Graham
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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79 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ronald Neame, shot by Guy Green. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by William Alwyn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jack Harris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Hugh Williams and Greta Gynt and Marius Goring carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0039883 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ronald Neame directs. Guy Green behind the camera. William Alwyn scores. Jack Harris cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
279 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Ronald Neame, shot by Guy Green. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by William Alwyn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jack Harris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hugh Williams and Greta Gynt and Marius Goring carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0039883 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Guy Green
Original score: William Alwyn
Editing: Jack Harris
Production design: John Bryan
Costume design: Joy Ricardo
Runtime: 79 min · 1h 19m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Take My Life (1947)
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 464 votes

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CinemaSerf2022-07-07
★ 7/10
Hugh Williams and Greta Gynt are super as the couple trying to prove that he didn't murder an old flame at her London lodgings. He is convicted largely due to a formidable prosecution from a suitably ebullient Francis L. Sullivan but she determines to find out what really happened. The odd thing is that there are no photographs of the victim; it's as if she had no recent past... Then serendipity takes a hand and Gynt happens upon a tune that takes her to Edinburgh and soon she is on the trail to the truth. Ronald Neame's first go from the director's chair and it's a suspenseful, taut film noir well worth catching up with.

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