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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Nick Tate
Steve Jackson
George Harris
Martin Sebela
John Challis
Victor Mintell
Hilary Ryan
Patricia
Roy Boyd
The Other Man
Kirstie Pooley
Ynske
Walter Randall
Tommy
Clarke Peters
Yankee Billy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Douglas Camfield
- Writers
- Gordon Flemyng
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Douglas Camfield directs. Michael Williams behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 246 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Douglas Camfield, shot by Michael Williams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Nick Tate and George Harris and John Challis carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0081251 — 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
- Cinematography
- Michael Williams
- Runtime
- 75 min · 1h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Douglas Camfield
Production companies
Who made it
BBC
GB
Key crew
- Script EditorRoger Gregory
- ProducerDavid Rose
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1980-01-01
