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Another Time, Another Place (Original title)
Dates: 1983 (Copyright), July 1983 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Michael Radford

Synopsis: Janie is fascinated by Italian prisoners of war billeted at an isolated farm in Scotland's Black Isle. Younger than the other farm women, her life dominated by the year's round of back-breaking work, she yearns to make her own bid for freedom.

Genre:
Drama

Subject:
Prisoners of war
Releases
Date: 1983Country: United KingdomRelease type: UnknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English
Date: July 1983Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 102 mins Length: 9203 FeetDialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Italian

Credits (54)
©: Rediffusion Films, Produced by: Umbrella Films, In association with: Rediffusion Films, In association with: Channel Four, Scottish Arts Council, Executive Producer: Timothy Burrill, Produced by: Simon Perry, Associate Producer: Paul Cowan, Production Accountant (Filmex Ltd.): C. Clair Mccoy, Production Consultant: Polly Moseley, Production Assistant: Jill Barnes, Unit Runner: Jim Gillespie, 1st Assistant Director: Ian Madden, 2nd Assistant Director: Gus Maclean, Assistant to the Director: Margaret Waldie, Continuity: Margaret Waldie, Screenplay by: Michael Radford, Script Assistance/Italian Co-ordination: John Francis Lane, Based on the novel by: Jessie Kesson, Lighting Cameraman: Roger Deakins, Camera Operator: Roger Deakins, Focus Puller: Andrew Speller, Clapper Loader: James Ainslie, Chief Electrician: Bill Foreman, Camera Grip: Mike Andrews, Stills Photographer: Tom Hilton, Editor: Tom Priestley, Assistant Editor: Eva Martin, Art Director: Hayden Pearce, Property Buyer: Brian Winterborn, Costume Designer: Louise Frogley, Assistant Costume Designer: Imogen Magnus, Make-up: Yvonne Coppard, Hairdresser: Anne Mcfadyen, Titles by: Kay Laboratories, Colour by: Eastmancolor, Processing by: Kay Laboratories, Music: John Mcleod, Original Music Conducted by: John Mcleod, Neapolitan Music Arrangements: Corrado Sfogli, Giovanni Mauriello, Music Recorded at: CTS Studios (Wembley), Choreographer: Pearl Sinclair, Sound Recordist: Diana Ruston, Boom Operator: Martien Coucke, Dubbing Mixer: Tony Anscombe, Soundtrack Mixed at: Cinelingual Studios Ltd, Assistant sound editor: Simon Harris, Dubbing Editor: Nicolas Gaster, Assistant Dubbing Editor: Simon Harris, Aircraft Liaison: Tim Griffith, Black Isle Dialect Adviser: Hamish Stuart, Mosquito Bomber Pilot: George Aird
Cast (27)
Phyllis Logan (Janie), Giovanni Mauriello (Luigi), Denise Coffey (Meg), Tom Watson (Finlay), Gian Luca Favilla (Umberto), Gregor Fisher (Beel), Paul Young (Dougal), Claudio Rosini (Paolo), Jennifer Piercey (Kirsty), Yvonne Gilan (Jess), Carol Ann Crawford (Else), Ray Jeffries (Alick), Scott Johnston (Jeems), Corrado Sfogli (Raffaello), Nadio Fortune (Antonio), Peter Finlay (officer), David Mowat (Randy Rob), Stephen Gressieux (POW), Joyce McBrinn (postmistress), Nicholas Mcardle (grocer), Colin Campbell (accordionist), James Alexander (fiddler), John Francis Lane (Black Isle farmer), Clair Campbell (Ella), Sandy Grey, Hugh Macdonald, John Henderson (man at threshing mill)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (21)
In: Film Review December 1997  Page: 68
Title: film fax: your questions answered byAuthor: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: on the video

In: Screen International n523 16 Nov 1985  Page: 12
Title: [Screen International - n523 16 Nov 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details of the Italian release

In: Bianco e Nero v46 n3 Jul/Sep 1985  Pages: 95-99
Title: [Bianco e Nero - v46 n3 Jul/Sep 1985: no known title]Language: Italian

In: Cinema Sessanta n157 May/Jun 1984  Pages: 54-55
Title: [Cinema Sessanta - n157 May/Jun 1984: no known title]Language: Italian

In: The Hollywood Reporter v283 n19 23 Aug 1984  Page: 4
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v283 n19 23 Aug 1984: no known title]Language: English

In: Positif n276 February 1984  Pages: 17-18
Title: [Positif - n276 February 1984: no known title]Language: French

In: Cahiers du Cinéma n353 November 1983  Pages: 59-60
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n353 November 1983: no known title]Language: French

In: Variety 25 May 1983  Page: 18,20
Title: [Variety - 25 May 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Sight and Sound v52 n4 Autumn 1983  Page: Autumn 281
Title: [Sight and Sound - v52 n4 Autumn 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: City Limits n92 8 Jul 1983  Page: 20
Title: [City Limits - n92 8 Jul 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: City Limits n93 15 Jul 1983  Page: 10
Title: [City Limits - n93 15 Jul 1983: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with producer Simon Perry.

In: Screen International n391 23 Apr 1983
Title: [Screen International - n391 23 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that the NFA will receive the original negatives.

In: Films and Filming n348 September 1983  Pages: 33-34
Title: [Films and Filming - n348 September 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n595 August 1983  Pages: 210-211 & 228
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n595 August 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Michael Radford discusses the making of the film.

In: Time Out n672 8 Jul 1983  Page: 34
Title: [Time Out - n672 8 Jul 1983: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.

In: La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son n388 November 1983  Pages: 19-20
Title: [ La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son - n388 November 1983: no known title]Language: French

In: Cahiers du Cinéma n354 December 1983  Pages: "Le journaldes" insert no 38 VII-VIII
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n354 December 1983: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Interview with director.

In: Stills n7 Jul-Aug 1983  Page: 54
Title: [Stills - n7 Jul-Aug 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Mike Radford and Simon Perry comment on the background to the film.

In: Broadcast n1169 2 Aug 1982  Pages: 16-17
Title: [Broadcast - n1169 2 Aug 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n362 25 Sep 1982  Page: 12
Title: [Screen International - n362 25 Sep 1982: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: Screen International n368 6 Nov 1982  Page: 13
Title: [Screen International - n368 6 Nov 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.


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Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-369005-2
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Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 97.24 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1985-07-04BFI identifier: C-4508
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Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 97.23 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1985-07-04BFI identifier: C-1381421
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Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1985-07-04BFI identifier: C-1464780
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Description: Digital BetacamLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1985-07-04BFI identifier: C-1468111
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-4486823
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Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 9360 FeetBFI identifier: C-1483438
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