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'Friends' (Original title)Friends (Alternative title)
Dates: 1971 (Copyright), 24 March 1971 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert

Synopsis: Story of the growth of love in all senses by a boy and a girl of 16 and 15 respectively.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 24 March 1971Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: September 1971Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 100 mins Length: 9009 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (34)
©: Paramount Pictures Corporation, Production Company: Paramount British Productions, Produced by: Lewis Gilbert, Associate Producer: Geoffrey Helman, Production Manager: Suzanne Wiesenfeld, Production Accountant: Douglas Noakes, Location Manager: Phillip Kenny, Production Assistant: Joan Mckenzie, Production Assistant: Peter Rankin, Stephen Gilbert, 2nd Unit Directed by: John Gilbert, Assistant Director: William P. Cartlidge, Continuity: Catherine Prévert, Screenplay by: Jack Russell, Vernon Harris, Original Story by: Lewis Gilbert, Director of Photography: Andréas Winding, [2nd Unit] Photographed by: Raymond L. Steiner, Camera Operator: Georges Pastier, Head Grip: Eugène Herrly, Editor: Anne V. Coates, Assistant Editor: Richard Hiscott, Art Director: Marc Frédérix, Properties: Louis Girons, Wardrobe: Jeanine Herrly, Make-up: Maguy Vernadet, Colour by: Technicolor, Music Composed and Sung by: Elton John, Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin, Arrangements and Additional Music by: Paul Buckmaster, Sound Recordist: Jo de Bretagne, Dubbing Mixer: Gerry Humphreys, Dubbing Editor: Jonathan Bates
Cast (7)
Sean Bury (Paul Harrison), Anicée Alvina (Michelle La Tour), Ronald Lewis (Mr Harrison), Toby Robins (Mrs Gardner), Joan Hickson (lady in bookshop), Pascale Roberts (Annie), Sady Rebbot (Pierre)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (8)
In: Films and Filming v18 n2 November 1971  Pages: 52-3
Title: [Films and Filming - v18 n2 November 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v215 n24 22 Mar 1971  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v215 n24 22 Mar 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: Kine Weekly n3335 11 Sep 1971  Page: 12
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3335 11 Sep 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: Filmfacts v14 n11 1971  Page: 255
Title: [Filmfacts - v14 n11 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n453 October 1971  Page: 195
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n453 October 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema n9938 10 Sep 1971  Page: 14
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9938 10 Sep 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 24 Mar 1971  Page: 26
Title: [Variety - 24 Mar 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v211 n38 26 Jun 1970  Page: 9
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v211 n38 26 Jun 1970: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Then called INTIMATE GAME-credits.