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Unman, Wittering and Zigo is a 1971 British thriller film directed by John Mackenzie and starring David Hemmings, Douglas Wilmer and Carolyn Seymour. It was adapted by Simon Raven from Giles Cooper's 1958 BBC Radio 3 radio drama Unman, Wittering and Zigo.
"Unman, Wittering and Zigo" is a thoroughly peculiar and strangely uncanny gem from the early 70's Brit-movie industry; an era where lots of long-lost forgotten movie classics are still waiting to be re- discovered by cult fanatics.
Dec 9, 2018 · A new teacher arrives at a school and begins to suspect his predecessor was murdered by the pupils, though his suspicions are written off as paranoia. He sets out to prevent the same fate from befalling him. Director: John Mackenzie.
Plot. The play is set in a traditional boys’ boarding school. A teacher has died, apparently by accident: he fell off a cliff above the sea. John Ebony, a young man, is engaged to take his place; it is his first job and he hopes it will be permanent.
- Giles Cooper
- 1958
John Ebony (David Hemmings) is a former advertising executive who dreams of a nobler vocation: teaching. When assigned to work at a dodgy public school, he's initially eager to educate its troubled...
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- John Mackenzie
- PG
- Mystery & Thriller
Jun 1, 2023 · Order in the US: https://bit.ly/3INSVyF Order in Canada: https://bit.ly/3qin4zQ Boys will be boys in this scathing psychological thriller set within the hide...
- 2 min
- 3.8K
- Arrow Video
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Feb 3, 2024 · Though John Mackenzie remains best known for the 1980 gangster classic The Long Good Friday, he gave his all to Unman, Wittering and Zigo, an odd title from the roll call with which Ebony starts each class (Zigo remains absent throughout the entire film).
