Harry Black (film)
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Harry Black is a 1958
British film adaptation
of the novel Harry Black
by David Walker
, released by 20th Century Fox
.
The film stars Stewart Granger
, Barbara Rush
and I. S. Johar
in a BAFTA nominated role.
The film was shot in India.
1958 in film
The year 1958 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 16- "In the Money" by William Beaudine is released on this date. It would be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began back in 1946....
British film adaptation
Film adaptation
Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a feature film. It is a type of derivative work.A common form of film adaptation is the use of a novel as the basis of a feature film, but film adaptation includes the use of non-fiction , autobiography, comic book, scripture, plays, and even...
of the novel Harry Black
Harry Black (novel)
Harry Black is a novel by David Walker. It was adapted into a film of the same name.It was published by Collins of London....
by David Walker
David Walker (author)
David Walker was a novelist whose work has been made into films. He was born in Dundee, Scotland but lived and died in St Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.-History:...
, released by 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
.
The film stars Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger was an English-American film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s rising to fame through his appearances in the Gainsborough melodramas.-Early life:He was born James Lablache Stewart in Old...
, Barbara Rush
Barbara Rush
Barbara Rush is an American stage, film, and television actress.-Career:A student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Barbara Rush performed on stage at the Pasadena Playhouse before signing with Paramount Pictures...
and I. S. Johar
I. S. Johar
Inderjeet s Johar , better known as I. S. Johar, was an Indian actor, writer, producer and director.-Early life:...
in a BAFTA nominated role.
The film was shot in India.
Cast
- Stewart GrangerStewart GrangerStewart Granger was an English-American film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s rising to fame through his appearances in the Gainsborough melodramas.-Early life:He was born James Lablache Stewart in Old...
as Harry Black - Barbara RushBarbara RushBarbara Rush is an American stage, film, and television actress.-Career:A student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Barbara Rush performed on stage at the Pasadena Playhouse before signing with Paramount Pictures...
as Christian Tanner - Anthony Steel as Desmond Tanner
- I.S. Johar as Bapu
- Martin StephensMartin Stephens (actor)Martin Stephens is an English former child actor, best known for his performances in the films Village of the Damned and The Innocents...
as Michael Tanner - Frank Olegario as Dr. Chowdhury
- Kamala Devi as Nurse Somola
- John Helier as German Sergeant
- Tom Bowman as British Officer
- Allan McClelland as British Officer
- Harold SiddonsHarold SiddonsHarold Siddons was a British film and television actor, appearing in Genevieve, The Dam Busters, Appointment in London, They Who Dare, The Purple Plain, Quatermass and the Pit, A Night To Remember and The Wrong Arm of the Law...
as British Officer - Norman Johns as British Officer
- Gladys Boot as Mrs. Tanner
- George CurzonGeorge Curzon (actor)Commander Chambré George William Penn Curzon , known as George Curzon, was a Royal Navy Commander, actor, and father of the present Earl Howe....
as Mr. Philip Tanner - Archie DuncanArchie Duncan (actor)Archie Duncan was a Scottish actor born in Glasgow.Duncan's father was a Regimental Sergeant Major in the army and his mother a postmistress...
as Woolsey - John Rae as Fisherman
- Jan Conrad as Tower guard
- Michael Seavers as Frenchman
- André MaranneAndré MaranneAndré Maranne is an Anglo-French actor who appeared chiefly in English-language roles from the mid 1950s.-Career:Born in Toulouse, France, Maranne's most prominent recurring role was Sergeant François Chevalier in six of The Pink Panther films, alongside Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom. Before the...
as Frenchman