| The Card | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Card_FilmPoster.jpeg) A poster bearing the film's American title: The Promoter | |
| Directed by | Ronald Neame |
| Written by | Eric Ambler |
| Based on | the novel The Card 1911 novel by Arnold Bennett |
| Produced by | John Bryan Earl St. John Bob McNaught |
| Starring | Alec Guinness Glynis Johns Valerie Hobson Petula Clark |
| Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
| Edited by | Clive Donner |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | British Film-Makers |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £163,000 (U.K.)[1] or $476,000 (UK)[2] $400,000 (U.S./Canada)[3][2] |
The Card is a 1952 British comedy film version of the 1911 novel by Arnold Bennett. In America, the film was titled The Promoter. It was adapted by Eric Ambler and directed by Ronald Neame. It stars Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, and Petula Clark. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound.[4]
It is mainly faithful to the novel, omitting some minor incidents.
- ^ BFI Collections: Michael Balcon Papers H3 reprinted in British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference By Sue Harper, Vincent Porter p 41
- ^ a b "John Davis Cites Cases". Variety. 17 November 1954. p. 8.
- ^ "Alec Guinness Now Money Star in US". Variety. 13 January 1954. p. 2.
- ^ "The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 20 August 2011.