Give Us This Day (Original title)Christ in Concrete (Working title)Salt to the Devil (Alternative title)
Date: 1949 (Copyright)Country: United KingdomDirector: Edward Dmytryk
Synopsis: Period drama. Geremio is a young Italian-American bricklayer. The film tells of his struggles during the depression of the 1920's to keep his wife who has come over from Italy and is disillusioned by the life she finds she has to live. Finally he dies in an accident on the building site.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 120 mins Length: 10792 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: Un-American: Dmytryk, Rossellini and Christ in ConcreteAuthor: SHEEN, Erica Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses the production of CHRIST IN CONCRETE and STROMBOLI in the context of the Cold War.
In: Cinema e Cinema v11 n38 Jan/Mar 1984 Pages: 9-25
Title: [Cinema e Cinema - v11 n38 Jan/Mar 1984: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Films Illustrated v1 n4 October 1971 Pages: 14-18
Title: [Films Illustrated - v1 n4 October 1971: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Mention in an interview with Dmytryk that his film might be lost but is in fact preserved in the archive.
In: Films Illustrated v1 n5 November 1971 Page: 12
Title: [Films Illustrated - v1 n5 November 1971: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Mention in an interview with Dmytryk that his film might be lost but is in fact preserved in the archive.
In: Films Illustrated v1 n6 December 1971 Page: 9
Title: [Films Illustrated - v1 n6 December 1971: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Mention in an interview with Dmytryk that his film might be lost but is in fact preserved in the archive.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma v1 n1 April 1951 Page: 34
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - v1 n1 April 1951: no known title]Language: French
Description: Script extract.
In: Today's Cinema v75 n6064 22 Aug 1950 Page: 18
Title: [Today's Cinema - v75 n6064 22 Aug 1950: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v18 n72 January 1950 Page: 19
Title: [Sight and Sound - v18 n72 January 1950: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Industry v6 n50 16 Jun 1949 Page: 8
Title: Current Filming: DenhamArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v16 n190 October 1949 Page: 176
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v16 n190 October 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Industry v6 n47 5 May 1949 Page: 13
Title: Production CreditsArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v177 n12 17 Dec 1949
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v177 n12 17 Dec 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v73 n5869 18 Oct 1949 Page: 7
Title: [Today's Cinema - v73 n5869 18 Oct 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: Summer
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: KRUTNIK, Frank Pages: vi, 362 pages
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Film materials(12)
Description: 35mm Base: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-68957
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 10178 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-68950
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1220547
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-68956
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 10630 FeetStock date: 1977BFI identifier: C-68947
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: MixedSound: CombinedLength: 10334 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-68951
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 10640 FeetStock date: 1977BFI identifier: C-68948
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-68952
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 10232 FeetBFI identifier: C-68954
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 10232 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-68955
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: MixedSound: SoundLength: 10288 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-68958
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-68949
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 1949 (Copyright)Country: United KingdomDirector: Edward Dmytryk
Synopsis: Period drama. Geremio is a young Italian-American bricklayer. The film tells of his struggles during the depression of the 1920's to keep his wife who has come over from Italy and is disillusioned by the life she finds she has to live. Finally he dies in an accident on the building site.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 120 mins Length: 10792 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(47)
Production Company: Plantagenet Films Ltd., Presents: J. Arthur Rank, Producer: Rod E. Geiger, Producer: N.A. Bronsten, Production Supervisor: Kenneth Horne, [Production Assistant]: Bob Ford, Dialogue Director: Phil Brown, Assistant Director [1st]: George Mills, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: R.L.M. Davidson, Continuity: Barbara Cole, [Assistant Continuity]: Pauline Kernick, [Casting]: Maude Spector, Screenplay by: Ben Barzman, Treatment by: Pietro Di Donato, Adaptation by: John Penn, From the novel "Christ in Concrete" by: Pietro Di Donato, Director of Photography: C.M. Pennington-Richards, Camera Operator: Robert Day, [Focus Puller]: Michael Bailey, [Stills Photography]: Norman Gryspeerdt, Frank Bellingham, Special Effects: F. Carver, Special Effects: B. Warrington, Special Effects: S. Howell, Editor: John Guthridge, Art Director: A. Vetchinsky, Set Decorator: Arthur Taksen, Research Designs: M. Gorelik, R. Mcdonald, Dress Designer: Eve Brierley, [Wardrobe Buyer]: Fred Birch, [Wardrobe Mistress]: N. Jackson, [Wardrobe Master]: Fred Pridmore, Make-up Supervisor: Tony Sforzini, Hairdresser Supervisor: Vivienne Walker, Music Composed and Conducted by: Benjamin Frankel, Sound Recordist: John Cook, George Croll, [Boom Operator]: Fred Ryan, [Assistant Boom]: Leslie Rawlins, [Sound Camera Operator]: Fred Goodes, [Sound Maintenance]: Jim Johnson, [1st Assistant Dubbing Mixer]: Peter T. Davies, Sound Editor: Ken Heeley-ray, [Publicity]: John Ware, [Studio]: Denham Studios
Cast
(17)
Sam Wanamaker (Geremio), Lea Padovani (Annunziata), Kathleen Ryan (Kathleen), Bonar Colleano (Julio), Charles Goldner (Luigi), Sidney James (Murdin), Karel Stepanek (Jaroslav), William Sylvester (Giovanni), Nino Pastellides (The Lucy), Ina De La Haye (Dame Katarina), Philo Hauser (Head Of Pig), Rosalie Crutchley ([Julio's Wife]), Ronan O'Casey ([Bastian]), Robert Rietti ([Pietro]), Charles Moffat ([Pasquale]), Carole Shelley, Phil Brown ([Cast Member])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(14)
In: Film Studies n7 Winter 2005 Pages: 32-42Title: Un-American: Dmytryk, Rossellini and Christ in ConcreteAuthor: SHEEN, Erica Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses the production of CHRIST IN CONCRETE and STROMBOLI in the context of the Cold War.
In: Cinema e Cinema v11 n38 Jan/Mar 1984 Pages: 9-25
Title: [Cinema e Cinema - v11 n38 Jan/Mar 1984: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Films Illustrated v1 n4 October 1971 Pages: 14-18
Title: [Films Illustrated - v1 n4 October 1971: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Mention in an interview with Dmytryk that his film might be lost but is in fact preserved in the archive.
In: Films Illustrated v1 n5 November 1971 Page: 12
Title: [Films Illustrated - v1 n5 November 1971: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Mention in an interview with Dmytryk that his film might be lost but is in fact preserved in the archive.
In: Films Illustrated v1 n6 December 1971 Page: 9
Title: [Films Illustrated - v1 n6 December 1971: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Mention in an interview with Dmytryk that his film might be lost but is in fact preserved in the archive.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma v1 n1 April 1951 Page: 34
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - v1 n1 April 1951: no known title]Language: French
Description: Script extract.
In: Today's Cinema v75 n6064 22 Aug 1950 Page: 18
Title: [Today's Cinema - v75 n6064 22 Aug 1950: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v18 n72 January 1950 Page: 19
Title: [Sight and Sound - v18 n72 January 1950: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Industry v6 n50 16 Jun 1949 Page: 8
Title: Current Filming: DenhamArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v16 n190 October 1949 Page: 176
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v16 n190 October 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Industry v6 n47 5 May 1949 Page: 13
Title: Production CreditsArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v177 n12 17 Dec 1949
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v177 n12 17 Dec 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v73 n5869 18 Oct 1949 Page: 7
Title: [Today's Cinema - v73 n5869 18 Oct 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: Summer
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: "Un-American" Hollywood: politics and film in the Blacklist eraAuthor: KRUTNIK, Frank Pages: vi, 362 pages
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Film materials(12)
Description: 35mm Base: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-68957
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 10178 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-68950
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1220547
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-68956
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 10630 FeetStock date: 1977BFI identifier: C-68947
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: MixedSound: CombinedLength: 10334 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-68951
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 10640 FeetStock date: 1977BFI identifier: C-68948
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-68952
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 10232 FeetBFI identifier: C-68954
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 10232 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-68955
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: MixedSound: SoundLength: 10288 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-68958
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-68949
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status