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RUNTIME
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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Naked Sun
1969 0h 50m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
TV MovieScience Fiction
Synopsis
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Earth police detective Lije Baley and his robot associate, R. Daneel Olivaw, investigate an impossible murder on a planet where physical proximity is taboo but nudity is not.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Paul Maxwell
Elijah Baley
Trisha Noble
Gladia
David Collings
R. Daneel Olivaw
Frederick Jaeger
Leebig
John Robinson
Quemot
Neil Hallett
Gruer
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Attlebish
Paul Stassino
Rikaine
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rudolph Cartier
- Writers
- Robert Muller
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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ERA
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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Delia Derbyshire. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Paul Maxwell and Trisha Noble and David Collings carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0280975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rudolph Cartier directs. Delia Derbyshire scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Delia Derbyshire. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Paul Maxwell and Trisha Noble and David Collings carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0280975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Delia Derbyshire
- Production design
- James Weatherup
- Runtime
- 50 min · 0h 50m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
Also by
Rudolph Cartier
Production companies
Who made it
BBC TV
GB
Key crew
- AdaptationRobert Muller
- ProducerAlan Bromly
- Production DesignJames Weatherup
- Script EditorRoger Parkes
- NovelIsaac Asimov
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1969-02-18PG
Also known as
International titles
- Out of the Unknown: The Naked SunGB
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