Country: UK
Year: 1972
Duration: 55'
A boy dreams he has turned yellow and travels on electromagnetic waves guided by Nick (Electronic), a character who has emerged from the television. A small, made-for-TV, sci-fi fairytale for children, based on a story (by Pressburger) which anticipates many themes of the Hollywood imaginary to come.
Biography
film director
Michael Powell
Michael Powell (Bekesbourne, UK, 1905 - Avening, UK, 1990) started his collaboration with Emerich Pressburger (Miskolc, Hungary, 1902 - Saxstead, UK, 1988) in 1939. In 1943 they formed their own production company, Archers Film Productions. They made nineteen films together, such as The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Black Narcissus (1947), Red Shoes (1948) and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951). The Archers Film Productions came to an end in 1957 and the pair separated to pursue their individual careers (Powell in 1960 directed Peeping Tom) but they remained devoted friends for the rest of their lives.
FILMOGRAFIA
Michael Powell:
Two Crowded Hours (mm, 1931), My Friend the King (mm, 1931), Rynox (mm, 1931), The Rasp (mm, 1931), The Star Reporter (mm, 1931), Hotel Splendide (mm, 1932), C.O.D. (1932), His Lordship (1932), Born Lucky (1932), The Fire Raisers (1933), The Night of the Party (1933), Red Ensign (Vessillo rosso, 1934), Something Always (1934), The Girl in the Crowd (mm, 1934), Lazybones (1935), The Love Test (1935), The Phantom Light (1935), The Price of a Song (1935), Someday (1935), Her Last Affaire (1936), The Brown Wallet (1936), Crown V. Stevens (1936), The Man Behind the Mask (1936), The Edge of the World (Ai confini del mondo, 1937), The Spy in Black (La spia in nero, 1939), The Lion Has Wings (Leoni dell’aria, doc., 1939), Contraband (Contrabbando, 1940), The Thief of Bagdad (coregia/codirector Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan, Il ladro di Bagdad, 1940), An Airman’s Letter to His Mother (cm, 1941), 49th Parallel (Gli invasori/49° parallelo, 1941), One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (Volo senza ritorno, 1942), The Sorcerer’s Apprendice (cm, 1955), Honeymoon (1959), Peeping Tom (L’occhio che uccide, 1960), The Queen’s Guards (Le guardie della Regina, 1961), Never Turn Back On a Friend (mm, tv, 1963), A Free Agent (mm, tv, 1964), The Bluebeard’s Castle (1964), The Sworn Twelve (mm, tv, 1965), A 398 46 (mm, tv, 1965), They’re a Weird Mob (Sono strana gente, 1966), Age of Consent (L’età del consenso, 1968), The Boy Who Turned Yellow (Il ragazzo che diventò giallo, 1972), Return to the Edge of the World (tv, 1978).
Michael Powell, Emerich Pressburger:
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Duello a Berlino, 1943), The Volunteer (Il volontario, 1943), A Canterbury Tale (Un racconto di Canterbury, 1944), I Know Where I’m Going (So dove vado, 1945), Black Narcissus (Narciso nero, 1947), The Red Shoes (Scarpette rosse, 1948), The Small Back Room (1949), Gone to Earth (La volpe, 1950), The Elusive Pimpernel (L’inafferrabile Primula Rossa, 1950), The Tales of Hoffmann (I racconti di Hoffmann, 1951), Oh... Rosalinda!! (id., 1955), The Battle of the River Plate (La battaglia di Rio della Plata, 1956), Ill Met by Moonlight (Colpo di mano a Creta, 1956). Cast
& Credits
regia/director
Michael Powell
sceneggiatura, produttore/screenplay, producer
Emeric Pressburger
fotografia/cinematography
Christopher Challis
montaggio/film editing
Peter Boita
scenografia/production design
Bernard Sarron
musica/music
Patrick Gowers, David Vorhaus
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Mark Dightam (John Saunders), Robert Eddison (Nick), Helen Weir (Mrs Saunders), Brian Worth (Mr Saunders), Esmond Knight (Dr. Ward), Laurence Carter (l’insegnante/teacher), Lem Kitaj (Munro)
produzione/production
Roger Cherrill Ltd., Children’s Film Foundation
Michael Powell
sceneggiatura, produttore/screenplay, producer
Emeric Pressburger
fotografia/cinematography
Christopher Challis
montaggio/film editing
Peter Boita
scenografia/production design
Bernard Sarron
musica/music
Patrick Gowers, David Vorhaus
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Mark Dightam (John Saunders), Robert Eddison (Nick), Helen Weir (Mrs Saunders), Brian Worth (Mr Saunders), Esmond Knight (Dr. Ward), Laurence Carter (l’insegnante/teacher), Lem Kitaj (Munro)
produzione/production
Roger Cherrill Ltd., Children’s Film Foundation
TFF
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