Dark Journey (Original title)The Anxious Years (Alternative title)
Date: 1937 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Victor Saville
Synopsis: Madeleine Godard is suspected of being a spy in war-time Sweden due to her frequent trips to Paris. A German agent discovers that she is leading a dangerous double life.
Genre: War
Subjects: World War I, Espionage, Sweden
Releases
Date: 1937Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 77 mins Length: 7238 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Today's Cinema - v80 n6767 28 May 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2397 4 Jun 1953 Page: 11
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2397 4 Jun 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v70 n5614 25 Feb 1948
Title: [Today's Cinema - v70 n5614 25 Feb 1948: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2130 26 Feb 1948
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2130 26 Feb 1948: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v61 n4923 31 Aug 1943
Title: [Today's Cinema - v61 n4923 31 Aug 1943: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1898 2 Sep 1943
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1898 2 Sep 1943: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1835 18 Jun 1942
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1835 18 Jun 1942: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v58 n4735 12 Jun 1942
Title: [Today's Cinema - v58 n4735 12 Jun 1942: no known title]Language: English
In: The Picturegoer v7 n310 1 May 1937 Page: 20
Title: [The Picturegoer - v7 n310 1 May 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Weekly v18 n441 27 Mar 1937 Page: 29
Title: [Film Weekly - v18 n441 27 Mar 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v4 n38 February 1937 Page: 27
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v4 n38 February 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: The Picturegoer v7 n327 28 Aug 1937 Page: 24
Title: [The Picturegoer - v7 n327 28 Aug 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1555 4 Feb 1937
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1555 4 Feb 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v48 n3527 1 Feb 1937
Title: [Today's Cinema - v48 n3527 1 Feb 1937: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-734582
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 890 FeetStock date: 1990BFI identifier: C-735745
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Digital materials(2)
Description: DCP - LTO5BFI identifier: N-360157
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCP - LTO5BFI identifier: N-360157-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Film materials(8)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBFI identifier: C-38770
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-734582
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 890 FeetStock date: 1990BFI identifier: C-735745
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7049 FeetStock date: 1973BFI identifier: C-38769
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7031 FeetStock date: 1940BFI identifier: C-38771
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 6856 FeetBFI identifier: C-38773
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7046 FeetBFI identifier: C-38774
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7049 FeetBFI identifier: C-38772
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1937 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Victor Saville
Synopsis: Madeleine Godard is suspected of being a spy in war-time Sweden due to her frequent trips to Paris. A German agent discovers that she is leading a dangerous double life.
Genre: War
Subjects: World War I, Espionage, Sweden
Releases
Date: 1937Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 77 mins Length: 7238 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(26)
Production Company: London Film Productions, A Presentation by: Alexander Korda, A Production by: Victor Saville, Film Play: Lajos Biró, Scenario/Dialogue: Arthur Wimperis, Director of Photography: Georges Périnal, Director of Photography: Harry Stradling, [Camera Operator]: Jack Cardiff, Special Effects: Ned Mann, Assistant Special Effects: Edward Cohen, Lawrence Butler, Supervising Editor: William Hornbeck, Editor: Hugh Stewart, [Assistant Editor]: Lionel Hoare, [Orchestrations]: Roy Douglas, Settings: André Andrejew, [Settings]: Ferdinand Bellan, Costumes: René Hubert, Music: Richard Addinsell, Music Director: Muir Mathieson, Sound Director: A.W. Watkins, Sound Recording: Charles Tasto, Sound Mixer: J.C. Cook, Technical Adviser: L. Stackell, Studio: Denham Studios
Cast
(24)
Conrad Veidt (Baron Karl von Marlwitz), Vivien Leigh (Madeleine Goddard), Joan Gardner (Lupita), Anthony Bushell (Bob Carter), Ursula Jeans (Gertrude), Margery Pickard (Colette), Eliot Makeham (Anatole Bergen), Austin Trevor (Dr Muller), Sam Livesey (Major Schaeffer), Edmund Willard (General Berlin of German Intelligence), Charles Carson (head of 5th Bureau), Phil Ray (Faber), Henry Oscar (Swedish magistrate), Lawrence Hanray (Cottin), Cecil Parker (captain of Q-boat), Reginald Tate (mate of Q-boat), Percy Walsh (captain of Swedish packet), Robert Newton (officer of U-boat), William Dewhurst (killer), Laidman Browne (Rugge), N. Martin Harvey (Bohlan), Anthony Holles (Dutchman), Nina Keech ([Grand Hotel guest]), John Clifford
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(14)
In: Today's Cinema v80 n6767 28 May 1953 Page: 6Title: [Today's Cinema - v80 n6767 28 May 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2397 4 Jun 1953 Page: 11
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2397 4 Jun 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v70 n5614 25 Feb 1948
Title: [Today's Cinema - v70 n5614 25 Feb 1948: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2130 26 Feb 1948
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2130 26 Feb 1948: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v61 n4923 31 Aug 1943
Title: [Today's Cinema - v61 n4923 31 Aug 1943: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1898 2 Sep 1943
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1898 2 Sep 1943: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1835 18 Jun 1942
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1835 18 Jun 1942: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v58 n4735 12 Jun 1942
Title: [Today's Cinema - v58 n4735 12 Jun 1942: no known title]Language: English
In: The Picturegoer v7 n310 1 May 1937 Page: 20
Title: [The Picturegoer - v7 n310 1 May 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Weekly v18 n441 27 Mar 1937 Page: 29
Title: [Film Weekly - v18 n441 27 Mar 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v4 n38 February 1937 Page: 27
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v4 n38 February 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: The Picturegoer v7 n327 28 Aug 1937 Page: 24
Title: [The Picturegoer - v7 n327 28 Aug 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1555 4 Feb 1937
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1555 4 Feb 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v48 n3527 1 Feb 1937
Title: [Today's Cinema - v48 n3527 1 Feb 1937: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-734582
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 890 FeetStock date: 1990BFI identifier: C-735745
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Digital materials(2)
Description: DCP - LTO5BFI identifier: N-360157
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCP - LTO5BFI identifier: N-360157-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Film materials(8)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBFI identifier: C-38770
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-734582
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 890 FeetStock date: 1990BFI identifier: C-735745
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7049 FeetStock date: 1973BFI identifier: C-38769
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7031 FeetStock date: 1940BFI identifier: C-38771
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 6856 FeetBFI identifier: C-38773
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7046 FeetBFI identifier: C-38774
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7049 FeetBFI identifier: C-38772
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film