| Fame is the Spur | |
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| Directed by | Roy Boulting |
| Written by | Nigel Balchin Howard Spring (novel) |
| Produced by | John Boulting |
| Starring | Michael Redgrave Rosamund John Bernard Miles David Tomlinson |
| Cinematography | Günther Krampf |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
| Music by | John Wooldridge |
Production company | Boulting Brotherrs in association with Two Cities Films |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | over $1 million[1] |
Fame is the Spur is a 1947 British drama film directed by Roy Boulting. It stars Michael Redgrave, Rosamund John, Bernard Miles, David Tomlinson, Maurice Denham and Kenneth Griffith.[2] Its plot involves a British politician who rises to power, abandoning on the way his radical views for more conservative ones. It is based on the 1940 novel Fame Is the Spur by Howard Spring, which was believed to be based on the career of the Labour Party politician Ramsay MacDonald.[3]
- ^ "Variety (September 1947)". 1947.
- ^ "Fame Is the Spur". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Fame Is The Spur". TV Guide.