The Big Day (1960 film)

The Big Day
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Directed byPeter Graham Scott
Written byBill MacIlwraith
Produced byArthur Alcott
Julian Wintle
StarringDonald Pleasence
Andrée Melly
Colin Gordon
CinematographyMichael Reed
Edited byPeter Taylor
Music byClifton Parker
Production
company
Distributed byBryanston Films (UK)
Release date
  • July 1960 (1960-07) (UK)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£22,300[1]

The Big Day is a 1960 black and white British "B"[2] drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Donald Pleasence, Harry H. Corbett, Andrée Melly and Colin Gordon.[3] It was written by Bill MacIlwraith and produced by Arthur Alcott and Julian Wintle for Independent Artists.

  1. ^ Petrie, Duncan James (2017). "Bryanston Films: An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution" (PDF). Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television: 7. ISSN 1465-3451.
  2. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  3. ^ "The Big Day". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 November 2023.