A Place to Go (Original title)Bethnal Green (Working title)
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 19 April 1964 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Basil Dearden
Synopsis: The changes in the East End are reflected in the Flint family. All long for a new freedom except Lil. Matt, her husband turns to busking and their son, Ricky agrees to buy his freedom with one night of crime organised by a former friend of Matt's. Jim, his son-in-law, agrees to provide his lorry. At the dogs Ricky meets Cat, the independent girl-friend of Charlie, one of the gang. Ricky's bomb site hide-out is their only place to go. Jim backs out and the raid misfires because Ricky fails to cosh a policeman. The lorry is found blazing and Ricky gets badly burned. Out of hospital, he fights Charlie in a pub. Next day he is bound over and the magistrate forces Cat to say they are engaged. But the bulldozers are demolishing their hide-out.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Bethnal Green
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v2 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v31 n365 June 1964 Page: 93
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v31 n365 June 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2948 2 Apr 1964 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2948 2 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8894 1 Apr 1964 Page: 8
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8894 1 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 29 Apr 1964 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 29 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2895 28 Mar 1963 Page: supp
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2895 28 Mar 1963: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Technical credits.
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 8600 FeetStock date: 2010BFI identifier: C-1598114
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Description: 35mm Base: PolyesterBFI identifier: N-28519
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 8600 FeetStock date: 2010BFI identifier: C-1598114
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8600 FeetBFI identifier: C-1598113
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: Mainly safetySound: CombinedLength: 8600 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-128727
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-18777
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1963BFI identifier: N-18769
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 8189 FeetStock date: 2011BFI identifier: C-1598112
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 19 April 1964 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Basil Dearden
Synopsis: The changes in the East End are reflected in the Flint family. All long for a new freedom except Lil. Matt, her husband turns to busking and their son, Ricky agrees to buy his freedom with one night of crime organised by a former friend of Matt's. Jim, his son-in-law, agrees to provide his lorry. At the dogs Ricky meets Cat, the independent girl-friend of Charlie, one of the gang. Ricky's bomb site hide-out is their only place to go. Jim backs out and the raid misfires because Ricky fails to cosh a policeman. The lorry is found blazing and Ricky gets badly burned. Out of hospital, he fights Charlie in a pub. Next day he is bound over and the magistrate forces Cat to say they are engaged. But the bulldozers are demolishing their hide-out.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Bethnal Green
Credits
(44)
©: Excalibur Films Limited, Production Company: Excalibur Films Limited, A British Lion-Bryanston release: British Lion, [Released] Through: BLC, A British Lion-Bryanston release: Bryanston, Produced by: Michael Relph, Production Manager: Philip Shipway, Unit Manager: Donald Toms, Assistant to the Producer: John L. Hargreaves, Producer's Secretary: Val Geeves, Production Secretary: Doris Prince, Assistant Director: Jake Wright, 2nd Assistant Director: Kit Browning, 2nd Assistant Director: Simon Relph, Continuity: Penny Daniels, Casting Director: Weston Drury Jr, Screenplay by: Michael Relph, Additional Dialogue: Clive Exton, From the novel 'Bethnal Green' by: Michael Fisher, Director of Photography: Reginald Wyer, Camera Operator: H.A.R. Thomson, Focus Puller: Steve Claydon, Clapper/Loader: Douglas Milsome, Stills Photography: George Courtney Ward, Film Editor: John Guthridge, 1st Assistant Editor: Marcel Durham, 2nd Assistant Editor: Martin Davies, Art Director: Bert Davey, Set Dresser: Patrick Mclaughlin, Dress Designer: Joan Mulcaster, Wardrobe Master: John Hilling, Wardrobe Mistress: Maggie Lewin, Make-up: Frank Turner, Hairdressing: Betty Sherriff, Titles: Robert Ellis, Music by: Charles Blackwell, Sound Recordist: Bill Daniels, Boom Operator: Charles McFadden, Sound Editor: Leslie Wiggins, Fight Arranger: Eddie Powell, Stunt Double: Peter Diamond, Stunt Double: Fred Haggerty, Publicity: Ralph Cooper
Cast
(16)
Rita Tushingham (Catherine 'Cat' Donovan), Mike Sarne (Ricky Flint), Bernard Lee (Matt Flint), Doris Hare (Lil Flint), John Slater (Jack Ellerman), Barbara Ferris (Betsy), David Andrews (Jim), William Marlowe (Charlie Batey), Roy Kinnear (Eric Bunting), Michael Wynne (Pug), Jerry Verno (Nobby Knowles), Marjie Lawrence (Sally), Norman Shelley (magistrate), Yootha Joyce, Rita Webb (woman in laundry), Steven Counterman (boy throwing stones at house)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(6)
In: British National Film Catalogue v2 1964Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v2 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v31 n365 June 1964 Page: 93
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v31 n365 June 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2948 2 Apr 1964 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2948 2 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8894 1 Apr 1964 Page: 8
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8894 1 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 29 Apr 1964 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 29 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2895 28 Mar 1963 Page: supp
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2895 28 Mar 1963: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Technical credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(8)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 8600 FeetStock date: 2010BFI identifier: C-1598114
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-527960
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-527960
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Film materials(7)
Description: 35mm Base: PolyesterBFI identifier: N-28519
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 8600 FeetStock date: 2010BFI identifier: C-1598114
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8600 FeetBFI identifier: C-1598113
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: Mainly safetySound: CombinedLength: 8600 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-128727
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-18777
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1963BFI identifier: N-18769
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 8189 FeetStock date: 2011BFI identifier: C-1598112
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication