Age of Consent (film)

Age of Consent
US film poster
Directed byMichael Powell
Screenplay byPeter Yeldham
Based onAge of Consent
by Norman Lindsay
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHannes Staudinger
Edited byAnthony Buckley
Music by
Production
company
Nautilus Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 27 March 1969 (1969-03-27) (Australia)[1]
  • 15 November 1969 (1969-11-15) (UK)
  • 8 March 1970 (1970-03-08) (US)
Running time
  • 106 minutes (Australia)[2]
  • 98 minutes (UK)
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.2 million[3] or US$1,040,062[4]
Box office$981,000[5]

Age of Consent is a 1969 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Powell. The film stars James Mason (co-producer with Powell), Helen Mirren in her first major film role, and Jack MacGowran, and features actress Neva Carr Glyn. The screenplay by Peter Yeldham was adapted from the 1938 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Norman Lindsay, who died the year this film was released.

  1. ^ NFSA: Age of Consent Retrieved 13 December 2012
  2. ^ BBFC: Age of Consent Retrieved 13 December 2012
  3. ^ Pike, Andrew; Cooper, Ross (1998). Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-19-554213-4.
  4. ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 361
  5. ^ 'Australian Films At the Australian Box office' Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 28 September 2012