An Inspector Calls (Original title)
Dates: 1954 (Copyright), 12 April 1954 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Guy Hamilton
Synopsis: Story of a prosperous provincial family visited by a police inspector who tricks confessions from each of them that they were responsible for a girl's suicide.
Genres: Period drama, Police drama
Subject: Detectives
Releases
Date: 11 March 1954Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 79 mins Length: 7190 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: British Lion Film Corporation
Date: 09 August 1989Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 4:3Runtime: 76 mins 31 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Warner Home Video
Date: 22 January 2010Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 76 mins 51 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Optimum Releasing
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 80 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: RWD: An Inspector CallsAuthor: PETERS, Patrick Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v15 n7 July 2005 Page: 85
Title: HomeMovies: An Inspector CallsAuthor: LEYLAND, Matthew Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v21 n243 April 1954 Page: 53
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v21 n243 April 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 24 Mar 1954
Title: [Variety - 24 Mar 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: The Cine-Technician v20 n110 February 1954 Page: 26
Title: [The Cine-Technician - v20 n110 February 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v197 n12 18 Dec 1954 Page: 250
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v197 n12 18 Dec 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v82 n6958 25 Feb 1954 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v82 n6958 25 Feb 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2436 4 Mar 1954 Page: 23
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2436 4 Mar 1954: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(6)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628532
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDDuration: 01:16:37 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-9860776
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(3)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-660306
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628532
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDDuration: 01:16:37 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-9860776
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1478081
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8.0769 FeetBFI identifier: C-210292
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: Mainly safetySound: CombinedLength: 8.08 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-210291
Status: Master - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1954 (Copyright), 12 April 1954 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Guy Hamilton
Synopsis: Story of a prosperous provincial family visited by a police inspector who tricks confessions from each of them that they were responsible for a girl's suicide.
Genres: Period drama, Police drama
Subject: Detectives
Releases
Date: 11 March 1954Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 79 mins Length: 7190 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: British Lion Film Corporation
Date: 09 August 1989Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 4:3Runtime: 76 mins 31 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Warner Home Video
Date: 22 January 2010Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 76 mins 51 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Optimum Releasing
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 80 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(41)
©/Production Company: Watergate Productions, Produced by: A.D. Peters, Production Manager: Raymond Anzarut, [Production Secretary]: Van Jones, Assistant Director: Robert Lynn, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Buddy Booth, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: Ted Sturgis, Continuity: Pamela Davies, Screenplay by: Desmond Davis, Adapted from the play by: J.B. Priestley, Director of Photography: Ted Scaife, Camera Operator: Robert Day, [Focus Puller]: Gerry Fisher, [Clapper Loader]: Edward Clements, [Stills]: Norman Hargood, Editor: Alan Osbiston, [Assembly Cutter]: Geoffrey Botterill, [Assistant Editor]: Chris Greenham, Teddy Mason, Art Director: Joseph Bato, [Assistant Art Director]: John Hoesli, [Draughtsman]: James Sawyer, Wardrobe Designer: Julia Squire, Wardrobe: Bridget Sellers, Make-up: Eric Carter, Hairdresser: Henry Montsash, Music Composed and Conducted by: Francis Chagrin, Sound Supervisor: John Cox, Sound Recordist: George Stephenson, Red Law, [Sound Assistant]: Sandy Fairlie, [Sound Assistant]: Jack Davies, [Sound Assistant]: Alan Blay, [Sound Assistant]: Bob Jones, [Sound Assistant]: Barbara Hopkins, Ivor Worsley, [Sound] Recording: Western Electric, Dubbing Editor: Chris Greenham, [Unit Publicist]: Catherine O'Brien, Made at: Shepperton Studios
Cast
(30)
Alastair Sim (Inspector Poole), Olga Lindo (Sybil Birling), Arthur Young (Arthur Birling), Brian Worth (Gerald Croft), Bryan Forbes (Eric Birling), Eileen Moore (Sheila Birling), Jane Wenham (Eva Smith), George Woodbridge (fish & chip shop owner), Barbara Everest (Committee Member), Charles Saynor (police officer Standish), Frances Gowens (small girl in fish & chip shop), Pat Neal (1st maid), Amy Green (2nd maid), Catherine Willmer (senior factory woman), Norman Bird (foreman), Olwen Brookes (Miss Francis), John Welsh (shop walker), Bill Raymond (manager of hat department), Walter Cross (Joe Meggarty), George Hirste (cabbie (2nd cab)), Brenda Duncan (1st committee member), Helen Cleverley (2nd committee member), Barbara Everest (3rd committee member), Winnie Wiblin (4th committee member), Mabel Etherington (5th committee member), Charles Saynor (Police Officer Standish), Vi Endean (6th committee member), George Woodbridge (fish and chip shop owner), Jenny Jones (small girl), George Cole ([tram conductor])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: Empire n192 June 2005 Page: 173Title: RWD: An Inspector CallsAuthor: PETERS, Patrick Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v15 n7 July 2005 Page: 85
Title: HomeMovies: An Inspector CallsAuthor: LEYLAND, Matthew Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v21 n243 April 1954 Page: 53
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v21 n243 April 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 24 Mar 1954
Title: [Variety - 24 Mar 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: The Cine-Technician v20 n110 February 1954 Page: 26
Title: [The Cine-Technician - v20 n110 February 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v197 n12 18 Dec 1954 Page: 250
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v197 n12 18 Dec 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v82 n6958 25 Feb 1954 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v82 n6958 25 Feb 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2436 4 Mar 1954 Page: 23
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2436 4 Mar 1954: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(6)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628532
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDDuration: 01:16:37 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-9860776
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(3)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-660306
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628532
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDDuration: 01:16:37 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-9860776
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1478081
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8.0769 FeetBFI identifier: C-210292
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: Mainly safetySound: CombinedLength: 8.08 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-210291
Status: Master - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status