Callan (Original title)This Is Callan (Alternative title)
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 23 June 1974 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Don Sharp
Synopsis: Action crime drama. David Callan, apparently a bookkeeper's assistant, is really a former robber and skilled killer. He is assigned by Charlie Hunter, head of a shady government agency working out of a scrap yard based in a former school, to kill a German called Schneider, who works in the office next to Callan, and who is secretly an international arms dealer. Callan must ensure he is not out of practice, and he makes use of certain underworld contacts to be sure he has the right gun. All the while he is ingratiating himself with the arms dealer, who believes Callan shares his love of recreating historical battles with painted figures. For all his careful preparation, Callan still has a nagging doubt as whether he is being dealt with entirely squarely by Hunter and his team.
Genres: Action and Adventure, Crime
Subject: Political assassinations
Releases
Date: July 1974Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 106 mins Length: 9507 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: EMI Film Distributors
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10085 1 Jun 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n486 July 1974 Pages: 144-145
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n486 July 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v3 n35 July 1974 Page: 420
Title: [Films Illustrated - v3 n35 July 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10056 3 Nov 1973 Page: 8
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10056 3 Nov 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveSound: CombinedLength: 9533 FeetStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-1427951
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9532 FeetStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-1427950
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590773
Status: Viewing - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590773
Status: Viewing - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveSound: CombinedLength: 9533 FeetStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-1427951
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9532 FeetStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-1427950
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 23 June 1974 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Don Sharp
Synopsis: Action crime drama. David Callan, apparently a bookkeeper's assistant, is really a former robber and skilled killer. He is assigned by Charlie Hunter, head of a shady government agency working out of a scrap yard based in a former school, to kill a German called Schneider, who works in the office next to Callan, and who is secretly an international arms dealer. Callan must ensure he is not out of practice, and he makes use of certain underworld contacts to be sure he has the right gun. All the while he is ingratiating himself with the arms dealer, who believes Callan shares his love of recreating historical battles with painted figures. For all his careful preparation, Callan still has a nagging doubt as whether he is being dealt with entirely squarely by Hunter and his team.
Genres: Action and Adventure, Crime
Subject: Political assassinations
Releases
Date: July 1974Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 106 mins Length: 9507 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: EMI Film Distributors
Credits
(38)
©: Magnum Films, Production Company: Magnum Films, Presents: Barney Bernhard, Producer: Derek Horne, Associate Producer: Harry Benn, Production Manager: Barrie Melrose, Assistant Director: Barry Langley, Continuity: Pamela Davis, Casting Director: Lesley de Pettit, Screenplay by: James Mitchell, From his novel 'A Red File for Callan': James Mitchell, Director of Photography: Ernest Steward, Camera Operator: Freddie Cooper, Lighting Gaffer: Len Crowe, Special Effects: John Richardson, Editor: Teddy Darvas, Art Director: John Clark, Set Dresser: Simon Holland, Property Master: George Ball, Construction Manager: Terry Apsey, Wardrobe: Ray Beck, Make-up: Freddie Williamson, Hairdresser: Betty Glasow, Processing by: The Rank Laboratories, Music Composed by: Wilfred Josephs, Harmonica Played by: Tommy Kelly, [Music] Conducted by: Marcus Dods, Sound Recordist: Derek Ball, Dubbing Mixer: Bill Rowe, Sound Editor: Charles Crafford, Sound Editor: John Poyner, Fight Arranger: Doug Robinson, Car Stunting: Nine Nine Cars, Joe Wadham, War Games Models by: Hinchliffe Models, [War Games] Adviser: Peter Gilder, Made at: Lee International Studios
Cast
(20)
Edward Woodward (Callan), Eric Porter (Hunter), Carl Möhner (Schneider), Catherine Schell (Jenny), Peter Egan (Mears), Russell Hunter (Lonely), Kenneth Griffith (Waterman), Michael Da Costa (Greek), Veronica Lang (Liz), Clifford Rose (Snell), Dave Prowse (Arthur), Don Henderson (George), Nadim Sawalha (Padilla), David Graham (wireless operator), Yuri Borienko (security porter), Peter Symonds (smart security man), Raymond Bowers (shabby security man), Joe Dunlop (policeman), Mollie Maureen (old lady in Strand), Anne Blake ([flag lady])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(4)
In: Cinema TV Today n10085 1 Jun 1974 Page: 13Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10085 1 Jun 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n486 July 1974 Pages: 144-145
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n486 July 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v3 n35 July 1974 Page: 420
Title: [Films Illustrated - v3 n35 July 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10056 3 Nov 1973 Page: 8
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10056 3 Nov 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveSound: CombinedLength: 9533 FeetStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-1427951
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9532 FeetStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-1427950
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590773
Status: Viewing - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590773
Status: Viewing - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveSound: CombinedLength: 9533 FeetStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-1427951
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9532 FeetStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-1427950
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)