No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie
Directed byRalph Thomas
Written byMordecai Richler
Nicholas Phipps
Story bynovel No Love for Johnnie by Wilfred Fienburgh
Produced byBetty E. Box
executive
Earl St. John
StarringPeter Finch
Stanley Holloway
CinematographyErnest Steward
Edited byAlfred Roome
Music byMalcolm Arnold
Production
company
Five Star
Distributed byThe Rank Organisation
Release dates
  • 9 February 1961 (1961-02-09) (World Premiere, London)
  • 14 February 1961 (1961-02-14) (UK)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

No Love for Johnnie is a 1961 British drama film in CinemaScope directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Peter Finch.[1] It was written by Mordecai Richler and Nicholas Phipps based on the 1959 novel No Love for Johnnie by the Labour Member of Parliament Wilfred Fienburgh.

It depicts the disillusionment and cynicism of a rebellious leftist Labour MP, who seeks escape in a relationship with a younger woman.

The film had its world premiere on 9 February 1961 at the Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End. It has been called Thomas' best film.[2]

  1. ^ "No Love for Johnnie". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ Ralph Thomas at BFI Screenonline