Breaking Glass (film)

Breaking Glass
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrian Gibson
Written byBrian Gibson
Produced byDavina Belling
Clive Parsons
StarringPhil Daniels
Hazel O'Connor
Jon Finch
CinematographyStephen Goldblatt
Edited byMichael Bradsell
Production
company
Distributed byGTO Films[1]
Release date
  • September 1980 (1980-09)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[2]

Breaking Glass is a 1980 British film starring Hazel O'Connor, Phil Daniels and Jonathan Pryce. It was co-produced by Dodi Fayed and written and directed by Brian Gibson, his feature film debut.[3][4]

The film was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.[5]

The soundtrack album, featuring songs performed by O'Connor, reached number 5 in the UK and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry.[6] Two singles, "Eighth Day" and "Will You", both reached the UK Top 10.

  1. ^ "Breaking Glass (1980)". BBFC. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ^ FINANCE FOR LOCAL TALENT Perry, Simon. Sight and Sound; London Vol. 49, Iss. 3, (Summer 1980): 144.
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet (17 April 1981). "Movie Review Breaking Glass (1980) 'BREAKING GLASS'". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference SI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Breaking Glass". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  6. ^ "BPI online database". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.