Prelude to Fame

Prelude to Fame
Directed byFergus McDonell
Written byAldous Huxley (story "Young Archimedes")
Robert Westerby
Bridget Boland
Produced byDonald B. Wilson
StarringGuy Rolfe
Kathleen Byron
Kathleen Ryan
CinematographyGeorge Stretton
Edited bySidney Hayers
Music byMuir Mathieson
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
  • 2 May 1950 (1950-05-02)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Prelude to Fame is a 1950 British drama film set in Italy, directed by Fergus McDonell and starring Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron and Kathleen Ryan. It is based on the 1924 story "Young Archimides" by Aldous Huxley, about a mathematical prodigy who is also gifted in music.