Private Property (1960 film)

Private Property
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLeslie Stevens (credited as "Dramatist-Director")
Screenplay byLeslie Stevens
Produced byStanley Colbert
StarringCorey Allen
Warren Oates
Kate Manx
CinematographyTed McCord A.S.C.
Edited byJerry Young
Music byAlec Compinsky
(music supervision)
Pete Rugolo (uncredited)
Distributed byCitation Films (1960)
Cineliciouspics (2016)
Release date
  • April 24, 1960 (1960-04-24)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$59,000
Box office$2 million (1960 release)

Private Property, sometimes known as Private Property!, is a 1960 American independent crime film, directed by Leslie Stevens and starring Corey Allen, Warren Oates and Kate Manx (Stevens' then-wife).[1][2][3][4]

The film was considered disturbing at the time of its release and was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency. Its initial distributor went out of business, and by 1994 it had not been in circulation for 30 years, and was considered a lost film.[5] It was restored and re-released in 2016 to critical acclaim.[6][7]

  1. ^ Malcolm, Don (July 31, 2012). "Leslie Stevens' Private Property (1960): Noir's Edge of Wetness". Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Lopez, Kristen (June 27, 2016). "Private Property (1960) Movie Review: Seamy and Sexy in Equal Measure / This underseen 1960s noir is a precursor to the 1990s erotic thriller". Cinema Sentries. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Atanasov, Dr. Svet (November 17, 2016). "Private Property Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Bax, David (May 31, 2017). "Home Video Hovel". Battleship Pretension. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Forbes, Elliot; Pierce, David (November–December 1994). "Who Owns the Movies?". Film Comment. 30 (6): 46.
  6. ^ Hoffman, Jordan (27 June 2016). "Private Property review: Warren Oates's voyeuristic debut more than a 60s curio". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference rotten tomatoes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).