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- Hue and Cry (1947) Director: Charles Crichton. STUDIOCANAL Films Ltd. Charles Crichton’s exuberant, Boy’s Own-style adventure is generally regarded as the first of the great Ealing comedies.
- It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) Director: Robert Hamer. This noir-tinged, rain-soaked portrait of post-WWII Bethnal Green sees Ealing Studios director Robert Hamer at the top of his game, positively revelling in the seamier side of East End life.
- The Bespoke Overcoat (1955) Director: Jack Clayton. This warm, witty, Oscar-winning short launched the troubled but frequently dazzling directorial career of Jack Clayton (Room at the Top, 1958; The Innocents, 1961).
- Bronco Bullfrog (1969) Director: Barney Platts-Mills. Barney Platts-Mills’ precocious debut feature offers a fascinating snapshot of late-60s disaffected East End youth.
London Screen Archives includes a selection of films from Hackney Archives (search ‘Hackney’). Some films are available to view online, but a larger selection can be accessed onsite in the...
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- The Servant (1963) Drama. Director Joseph Losey. Hackney-born Harold Pinter knew more than most about tightening the thumbscrews on a drama, and his screenplay for ‘The Servant’ – adapted from a 1948 novella – is a classic example.
- It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) Director Robert Hamer. In a city still reeling from the Blitz, a married woman, played by Googie Withers, must contend with the reappearance of an old flame ex-con (John McCallum).
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Comedy. Director Robert Hamer. Sooner or later, every Londoner comes to learn their place within our city’s pecking order.
- Peeping Tom (1960) Thrillers. Director Michael Powell. The film that single-handedly destroyed the career of Britain’s finest filmmaker, Michael Powell, ‘Peeping Tom’ is twisted, voyeuristic and brilliant.
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Aug 16, 2023 · The first major British gay film, this study of a closeted schoolteacher who spends his nights cruising London’s gay clubs in search of Mr Right defies categorisation. Both a fascinating glimpse into the 1970s scene and a portrait of an ordinary gay man living in a homophobic society, Nighthawks subverts stereotypes, led by Ken Robertson’s ...
51.543°N 0.059°W. / 51.543; -0.059. Hackney is a district in East London, England, forming around two-thirds of the area of the modern London Borough of Hackney, to which it gives its name. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Charing Cross and includes part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Historically it was within the county of Middlesex .
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Compilation of Films Shot in Hackney. Video not currently available. Get in touch to discuss viewing this film. Summary: Compilation of housing related films from Hackney Archives including a miscellany of Hackney short pieces of film and film of tulip beds. loading….
