She (1965 film)

She
American Theatrical release poster by Tom Chantrell
Directed byRobert Day
Screenplay byDavid T. Chantler
Based onShe: A History of Adventure
by H. Rider Haggard
Produced byMichael Carreras
StarringUrsula Andress
Peter Cushing
Bernard Cribbins
John Richardson
Rosenda Monteros
Christopher Lee
CinematographyHarry Waxman
Edited byJames Needs
Eric Boyd-Perkins
Music byJames Bernard
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner-Pathé Distributors (UK)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (U.S.)
Release date
  • 18 April 1965 (1965-04-18) (UK)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£323,778[1]
Box office$1,700,000 (US/ Canada rentals)[2]
284,961 admissions (France)
1,346,650 admissions (Spain)[3]

She is a 1965 British adventure film made by Hammer Film Productions in CinemaScope, based on the 1887 novel by H. Rider Haggard.[4] It was directed by Robert Day and stars Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, John Richardson, Rosenda Monteros, and Christopher Lee. The film was an international success and led to a 1968 sequel, The Vengeance of She, with Olinka Berova in the title role.

  1. ^ Bruce G. Hallenbeck, British Cult Cinema: Hammer Fantasy and Sci-Fi, Hemlock Books 2011 pp. 146–157
  2. ^ Anticipated rentals accruing distributors in North America. See "Top Grossers of 1965", Variety, 5 January 1966 p 36
  3. ^ Box office performance of Peter Cushing films in Europe at Box Office Story
  4. ^ "She". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 17 August 2024.