Melody (1971 film)

Melody
Film poster
Directed byWaris Hussein
Written byAlan Parker
Based onoriginal story by Parker
Produced byDavid Puttnam
executive
Ron Kass
StarringJack Wild
Mark Lester
Tracy Hyde
CinematographyPeter Suschitzky
Edited byJohn Victor Smith
Music byBee Gees
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Production
companies
Hemdale Group
Sagittarius Productions
Goodtimes Enterprises
Distributed byBritish Lion Films (UK)
American Continental Films (US)
Release date
  • 21 April 1971 (1971-04-21) (United Kingdom)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$600,000[1]

Melody (originally titled S.W.A.L.K.—which stands for Sealed With a Loving Kiss) is a 1971 British children's romantic comedy-drama film directed by Waris Hussein, centered on the theme of puppy love. The film stars Jack Wild, Mark Lester, and Tracy Hyde.

Writer Alan Parker mentioned that his involvement in the film sparked his interest in filmmaking and influenced his work on Bugsy Malone.[2]

  1. ^ Alexander Walker, National Heroes: British Cinema in the Seventies and Eighties, Harrap, 1985 p. 67
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference alan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).