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Directed by | Basil Dearden |
Written by | Nel King Paul Jarrico |
Based on | Othello by William Shakespeare |
Produced by | Michael Relph |
Starring | Patrick McGoohan Keith Michell Betsy Blair Paul Harris Marti Stevens Richard Attenborough |
Cinematography | Edward Scaife |
Edited by | John D. Guthridge |
Music by | Philip Green (Musical Director) |
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Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank (UK) Colorama Features (US) |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
All Night Long (also known as Night People) is a 1962 British neo noir drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Betsy Blair, Paul Harris, Marti Stevens, and Richard Attenborough.[1] The story by Nel King and Paul Jarrico (who wrote under the pseudonym "Peter Achilles") is an updated version of William Shakespeare's Othello, set in the London jazz scene of the 1960s. The action takes place in a single evening, during an anniversary party. The black-and-white film features performances by several prominent British jazz musicians—among them John Dankworth and Tubby Hayes—as well as the Americans Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus, who were in the UK in 1961 when filming took place and were recruited to participate.[2]