| Mr. Forbush and the Penguins | |
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| Directed by | Roy Boulting (uncredited) Al Viola Antarctica sequences Arne Sucksdorff |
| Written by | Anthony Shaffer |
| Based on | novel by Graham Billing |
| Produced by | Henry Trettin |
| Starring | John Hurt Hayley Mills |
| Cinematography | Edward Scaife |
| Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
| Music by | John Addison |
Production companies | EMI Films PGL Productions |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £638,842[1][2] |
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (also known as Cry of the Penguins) is a 1971 British comedy drama film, directed by Arne Sucksdorff, Alfred Viola and Roy Boulting. It stars John Hurt, Hayley Mills, Dudley Sutton and Tony Britton.[3] It is based on the 1965 novel Forbush and the Penguins by Graham Billing.
- ^ Moody, Paul (2018). EMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema. Palgrave MacMillan. p. 75.
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 361 gives figure as £625,113 up from original budget of £564,725
- ^ "Mr. Forbush and the Penguins". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 December 2023.