Hussy (Original title)
Date: May 1980 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Matthew Chapman
Synopsis: Contemporary story set in a London Hostess Club.
Genre: Crime
Releases
Date: May 1980Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 94 mins Length: 8435 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Watchgrove
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v47 n556 May 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n525 9 May 1980 Page: 35
Title: [Time Out - n525 9 May 1980: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.
In: Continental Film Review v27 n7 May 1980 Pages: 26-27
Title: [Continental Film Review - v27 n7 May 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 26 Mar 1980 Page: 27
Title: [Variety - 26 Mar 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n240 10 May 1980 Page: 36
Title: [Screen International - n240 10 May 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v26 n8 May 1980 Pages: 28-29
Title: [Films and Filming - v26 n8 May 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v103 n2661 8 May 1980 Page: 627
Title: [The Listener - v103 n2661 8 May 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n178 24 Feb 1979 Page: 18
Title: [Screen International - n178 24 Feb 1979: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Continental Film Review v26 n8 June 1979 Pages: 4-9
Title: [Continental Film Review - v26 n8 June 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 25
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: KINGSLAND, Rosemary Pages: 190p.
Description: Novel in which the film was based.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8503 FeetBFI identifier: C-1021106
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8520 FeetBFI identifier: C-1021107
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8503 FeetBFI identifier: C-1021106
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Date: May 1980 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Matthew Chapman
Synopsis: Contemporary story set in a London Hostess Club.
Genre: Crime
Releases
Date: May 1980Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 94 mins Length: 8435 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Watchgrove
Credits
(26)
Production Company: Berwick Street Films 'D', Production Company: Boyd's Company, Executive Producer: Don Boyd, Producer: Jeremy Watt, Production Manager: Buzz Besgrove, Location co-ordinator: Richard Craven, Production Assistant: Caroline Hagen, Assistant Director: Gino Marotta, Assistant Director: Michael Hamlyn, Assistant Director: John Watson, Script: Matthew Chapman, Photography: Keith Goddard, Camera Operator: Peter Sinclair, Editor: Bill Blunden, Production Designer: Hazel Peiser, Assistant Art Director: Keith Liddiard, Costumes: Michael Baldwin, Make-up: Debbie Scragg, Music composed and conducted: George Fenton, Lyrics: Victoria Tennant, Choreography: Bob Chandler, Sound Recording: John Sanders, Sound Re-recording: Mike Crouch, Sound Editor: Paul Carr, Unit Publicist: Geoffrey Freeman
Cast
(46)
Helen Mirren (Beaty Simons), John Shea (Emory Cole), Daniel Chasin (Billy Simons), Murray Salem (Max), Paul Angelis (Alex), Jenny Runacre (Vere), Patti Boulaye (Tama), Marika Rivera (Nadine), Hal Galili (Big Shot), Sandy Ratcliff (Olympia), Jill Melford (Hope, Chief Hostess), Andy Pantelidou (Pino, Gantry Boy), Malcolm Reynolds (Laurie, Gantry boy), Linda Polan (Marlene), Janet Amsden (Sacha), Vanessa Furse (Gucci Gaby), Amanda Waldy (Daisy), O.D. Pederson (The Viper), Charles Yates (Charles), William Hootkins (Fatman), Anthony Bailey (Jackson), Peter Geddes (Shopkeeper), Rupert Frazer (Young Punter), April Olrich (Rene), Imogen Claire (Imogen), Robin Corbet (Bouncer at Sappho's), Jo Maxwell Muller (Daniels), Ric Young (Chinese Hood), Chris Sullivan (1st Yachtsman), Stephen Wright (2nd Yachtsman), Shelley Borkum, Nita Cordery, Judy Hepburn, Pamela Merrick, Anna Mottram, Elena Secota (hostess), Jim Linton, Jenny Kearney, Helen Sparks, Leslie Guinn, Sue Rittman, Tina Darnell, Annette Paris, Vivienne Cox, Sally Macleod (Dancer), Marie Lorraine (Hostess)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(10)
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v47 n556 May 1980 Pages: 91-92Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v47 n556 May 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n525 9 May 1980 Page: 35
Title: [Time Out - n525 9 May 1980: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.
In: Continental Film Review v27 n7 May 1980 Pages: 26-27
Title: [Continental Film Review - v27 n7 May 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 26 Mar 1980 Page: 27
Title: [Variety - 26 Mar 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n240 10 May 1980 Page: 36
Title: [Screen International - n240 10 May 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v26 n8 May 1980 Pages: 28-29
Title: [Films and Filming - v26 n8 May 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v103 n2661 8 May 1980 Page: 627
Title: [The Listener - v103 n2661 8 May 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n178 24 Feb 1979 Page: 18
Title: [Screen International - n178 24 Feb 1979: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Continental Film Review v26 n8 June 1979 Pages: 4-9
Title: [Continental Film Review - v26 n8 June 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 25
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: HussyAuthor: KINGSLAND, Rosemary Pages: 190p.
Description: Novel in which the film was based.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8503 FeetBFI identifier: C-1021106
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8520 FeetBFI identifier: C-1021107
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8503 FeetBFI identifier: C-1021106
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)