A Warm December (Original title)
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 01 June 1973 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirector: Sidney Poitier
Synopsis: Story of a widowed Washington doctor's love for a beautiful African girl stricken by a rare disease.
Genre: Romance
Subjects: Sickle cell anaemia, Ethnic and religious communities in Great Britain, Tourism, Motocross
Releases
Date: 23 May 1973Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Length: 9022 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: June 1973Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Length: 9022 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Scotia-Barber Distributors Limited
Title: [Variety - 18 Apr 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v225 n48 16 Apr 1973 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v225 n48 16 Apr 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10036 16 Jun 1973 Page: 22
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10036 16 Jun 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v40 n473 June 1973 Page: 135
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v40 n473 June 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v19 n10 July 1973 Pages: 52-53
Title: [Films and Filming - v19 n10 July 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n9977 22 Apr 1972 Page: 14
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n9977 22 Apr 1972: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v221 n6 28 Apr 1972 Page: 11
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v221 n6 28 Apr 1972: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1461075
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1458802
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 96.38 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1458343
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1458802
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(2)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3620 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-1458094
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1461075
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 01 June 1973 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirector: Sidney Poitier
Synopsis: Story of a widowed Washington doctor's love for a beautiful African girl stricken by a rare disease.
Genre: Romance
Subjects: Sickle cell anaemia, Ethnic and religious communities in Great Britain, Tourism, Motocross
Releases
Date: 23 May 1973Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Length: 9022 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: June 1973Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Length: 9022 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Scotia-Barber Distributors Limited
Credits
(32)
©: Verdon Productions, ©: First Artists Productions, National General Pictures, Presents: First Artists Productions, Producer: Melville Tucker, Unit Manager: Terence Clegg, Production Manager: Douglas Twiddy, Production Accountant: John Trehy, [Locations by]: Cinemobile, Assistant Director (1st): David Tomblin, Assistant to the Director: Malcolm Atterbury, [Assistant Director]: Brian Cook, [Assistant to the Director]: Harry Baird, Continuity: Doreen Soan, Written by: Lawrence Roman, Director of Photography: Paul Beeson, Camera Operator: Derek Browne, Editor: Pembroke J. Herring, Editor: Peter Pitt, Assistant Editor: Robert Richardson, Assistant Editor: Anthony Morris, Art Director: Elliot Scott, [Set decorator]: Norman Reynolds, Wardrobe Supervisor: John Wilson-Apperson, Make-up: W.T. Partleton, Hairdresser: Harold Melvin, Music Composed and Conducted by: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Sound Recordist: Claude Hitchcock, Gordon K. McCallum, Dubbing Editor: Allan Sones, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(15)
Sidney Poitier (Matt Younger), Esther Anderson (Catherine), Yvette Curtis (Stefanie Younger), George Baker (Henry Barlow), Johnny Sekka (Myomo), Earl Cameron (George Oswandu), Hilary Crane (Marsha Barlow), John Beardmore ("Burberry"), Milos Kirek (General Kuznovski), Ann Smith (Carol Barlow), Stephanie Smith (Janie Barlow), Letta Mbulu (singer in club), Rudolph Walker, T.P. McKenna ([]), Zubaba ([band in nightclub])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(7)
In: Variety 18 Apr 1973 Page: 22Title: [Variety - 18 Apr 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v225 n48 16 Apr 1973 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v225 n48 16 Apr 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10036 16 Jun 1973 Page: 22
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10036 16 Jun 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v40 n473 June 1973 Page: 135
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v40 n473 June 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v19 n10 July 1973 Pages: 52-53
Title: [Films and Filming - v19 n10 July 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n9977 22 Apr 1972 Page: 14
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n9977 22 Apr 1972: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v221 n6 28 Apr 1972 Page: 11
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v221 n6 28 Apr 1972: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1461075
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1458802
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 96.38 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1458343
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1458802
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(2)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3620 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-1458094
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1461075
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)