Private Potter (Original title)
Date: 1962 (Copyright)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirected by: Casper Wrede
Synopsis: A young British soldier Private Potter ruins an army operation by crying out loudly at a critical moment. Arrested he explains he saw God. The Padre believes his story. Learning he may receive 15 years imprisonment the boy becomes hysterical and is sent by ambulance for treatment. He escapes and during a stormy night works out his own salvation. He is ready next morning to face Court Martial and prison.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Military
Releases
Date: 1962Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 89 mins Length: 7962 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v1 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v30 n349 February 1963 Page: 18
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v30 n349 February 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 2 Jan 1963
Title: [Variety - 2 Jan 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v9 n5 February 1963 Page: 34
Title: [Films and Filming - v9 n5 February 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8711 14 Jan 1963 Page: 15
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8711 14 Jan 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2885 17 Jan 1963 Page: 13
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2885 17 Jan 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v32 n1 Winter 1962/63 Page: Winter 40
Title: [Sight and Sound - v32 n1 Winter 1962/63: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 18
Title: [ - : no known title]
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6296 FeetBFI identifier: C-138286
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Description: 35mm Base: SafetyLength: 6307 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-138289
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Description: 35mm BFI identifier: C-138290
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Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6312 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-138291
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Description: 35mm Base: SafetyLength: 6307 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-138289
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BFI identifier: C-138290
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7962 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-138288
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221305
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6310 FeetBFI identifier: C-138285
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6296 FeetBFI identifier: C-138286
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 6304 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-138283
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 6310 FeetBFI identifier: C-138284
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6312 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-138291
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 7896 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-138287
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1962 (Copyright)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirected by: Casper Wrede
Synopsis: A young British soldier Private Potter ruins an army operation by crying out loudly at a critical moment. Arrested he explains he saw God. The Padre believes his story. Learning he may receive 15 years imprisonment the boy becomes hysterical and is sent by ambulance for treatment. He escapes and during a stormy night works out his own salvation. He is ready next morning to face Court Martial and prison.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Military
Releases
Date: 1962Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 89 mins Length: 7962 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(49)
©: Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Presents: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Produced by/A Ben Arbeid production: Ben Arbeid, Production Manager: Robert Sterne, [Production Accountant]: Fred Harding, [Production Secretary]: Cynthia Maugham, Assistant Director: Basil Rayburn, [2nd Assistant Director]: Gordon Gilbert, [3rd Assistant Director]: Ray Freeborn, Continuity: Tilly Day, Written by: Ronald Harwood, Casper Wrede, Original Television Play: Ronald Harwood, Photographed by: Arthur Lavis, Camera Operator: Herbert Smith, [Focus Puller]: Chic Anstiss, [Clapper Loader]: Robin Browne, [Chief Electrician]: Fred Pretty, [Stills]: Charles Trigg, Editor: John Pomeroy, [1st Assistant Editor]: Gerald Arbeid, [2nd Assistant Editor]: Bryan Tilling, Art Director: Jack Shampan, [Assistant Art Director]: Don Mingaye, [Set Dresser]: Michael White, [Production Buyer]: Bill Isaacs, [Standby Props]: Tommy Ibbetson, Fred Smart, [Standby Carpenter]: John J. Rae, [Standby Stagehand]: C. O'Connor, [Standby Grip]: Edward Burke, [Standby Rigger]: Frederick Crawford, Wardrobe: Ray Beck, [Wardrobe Assistant]: Fred Birch, Make-up: Stuart Freeborn, [Make-up Assistant]: Jack Smith, [Hairdresser]: Bill Griffiths, Music by: George Hall, [Music] Conducted by: Leonard Morris, Sound: Gerry Turner, Sound: J.B. Smith, [Sound Camera Operator]: Michael Hickey, [Boom Operator]: John Streeter, [Assistant Boom Operator]: Denis Porter, [Sound Maintenance]: Neil Stevenson, Recording System: Westrex Recording System, [Unit Driver]: Bert Lister, Made at: MGM British Studios
Cast
(12)
Tom Courtenay (Private Potter), Mogens Wieth (Yannis), Ronald Fraser (doctor), James Maxwell (Lieutenant-Colonel Gunyon), Ralph Michael (padre), Brewster Mason (brigadier), Eric Thompson (Captain Knowles), John Graham (Major Sims), Frank Finlay (Captain Patterson), Harry Landis (Corporal Lamb), Michael Coles (Private Robertson), Jeremy Geidt (Major Reid)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: British National Film Catalogue v1 1963Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v1 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v30 n349 February 1963 Page: 18
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v30 n349 February 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 2 Jan 1963
Title: [Variety - 2 Jan 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v9 n5 February 1963 Page: 34
Title: [Films and Filming - v9 n5 February 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8711 14 Jan 1963 Page: 15
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8711 14 Jan 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2885 17 Jan 1963 Page: 13
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2885 17 Jan 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v32 n1 Winter 1962/63 Page: Winter 40
Title: [Sight and Sound - v32 n1 Winter 1962/63: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 18
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6310 FeetBFI identifier: C-138285
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6296 FeetBFI identifier: C-138286
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Base: SafetyLength: 6307 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-138289
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BFI identifier: C-138290
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6312 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-138291
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(10)
Description: 35mm Base: SafetyLength: 6307 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-138289
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BFI identifier: C-138290
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7962 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-138288
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221305
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6310 FeetBFI identifier: C-138285
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6296 FeetBFI identifier: C-138286
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 6304 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-138283
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 6310 FeetBFI identifier: C-138284
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6312 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-138291
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 7896 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-138287
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film