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"Hanover Street" (Original title)
Date: 1979 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Directed by: Peter Hyams

Synopsis: Romantic wartime drama. David Halloran, an American bomber pilot stationed in England during World War II meets Margaret Sellinger in London's Hanover Street. They fall in love, though she is married to high-ranking British Intelligence Officer Paul Sellinger. When David and Paul end up on a dangerous operation to retrieve information from a Nazi stronghold, they find their lives are in each other's hands.

Genres:
Romance, War

Subjects:
World War II, United States Air Force, Infidelity
Releases
Date: 1979not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 108 mins Length: 9788 Feet

Credits (45)
©: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Made by: Ltd. Hanover Street Productions, Presents: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Produced by: Paul N. Lazarus Iii, Associate Producer: Michael Rachmil, Associate Producer: Harry Benn, Production Executive: Gordon L.T. Scott, Production Manager: Dennis Johnson, Location Manager: Neville Thompson, Production assistant (GB): Monica Rogers, Production Assistant: Jean Clarkson, Assistant Director: David Tringham, Assistant Director: Andy Armstrong, Assistant Director: Bobby Wright, Written by: Peter Hyams, Director of Photography: David Watkin, Panaglide consultant/operator: Eric van Haren Noman, Camera Operator: Freddie Cooper, Optical effects: Van Der Veer Photo Company, Optical effects: Modern Film Effects, General Screen Enterprises, Special Effects: Martin Gutteridge, Edited by: James Mitchell, Associate editor (GB): Alan Paley, Production Designer: Philip Harrison, Art Director: Malcolm Middleton, Art Director: Robert Cartwright, Set Decorator: Ian Whittaker, [Sculptor]: Brian Muir, Costume Designer: Joan Bridge, Costume Supervisor: John Wilson-Apperson, Make-up: Peter Robb-King, Title Design: Dan Perri, Music by: John Barry, Music Director: Harry Rabinowitz, Sound Recording: Robin Gregory, Sound Re-recording: Robert L. Harman, Sound Re-recording: William L. Schlegel, Sound Re-recording: James G. Williams Jr., Sound Re-recording: Frank Webster, Sound Effects Editor: Robert Henderson, Stunt Co-ordinator: Alan Stuart, Motorcycle jump performed by: Eddie Kidd, Studio: Elstree Studios
Cast (31)
Harrison Ford (David Halloran), Lesley-Anne Down (Margaret Sellinger), Christopher Plummer (Paul Sellinger), Alec McCowen (Major Trumbo), Richard Masur (2nd Lt. Jerry Cimino), Michael Sacks (2nd Lt. Martin Hyer), Patsy Kensit (Sarah Sellinger), Max Wall (Harry Pike), Shane Rimmer (Col. Ronald N. Bart), Keith Buckley (Lt. Wells), Sherrie Hewson (Phyllis), Cindy O'Callaghan (Paula), Di Trevis (Elizabeth), Suzanne Bertish (French farmer's daughter), Keith Alexander (Soldier in Barn), Jay Benedict (Corporal Daniel Giler), John Ratzenberger (Sgt. John Lucas), Eric Stine (Farrell), Hugh Frazer (Capt. Harold Lester), William Hootkins (Beef), Kristine Howarth (Hospital Volunteer), Shaun Scott (1st Male Patient), Ronald Letham (2nd Male Patient), Lesley Ward (Nurse), Eugene Lipinski (1st German Clerk), Gary Waldhorn (2nd German Clerk), John Rees (S.S. Sergeant), Seymour Matthews (1st Soldier), Tony Sibbald (Mechanic), George Pravda (French Farmer), Harry Brooks Jr (S.S. Officer, Staff Car)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (11)
In: TV Times v109 n42 16 Oct 1982  Page: 41
Title: [TV Times - v109 n42 16 Oct 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Notes.

In: Cinema Papers n30 December 1980  Pages: 478-479
Title: [Cinema Papers - n30 December 1980: no known title]Language: English

In: Films Illustrated v8 n96 August 1979  Page: 466
Title: [Films Illustrated - v8 n96 August 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v46 n547 August 1979  Page: 174
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v46 n547 August 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n207 15 Sep 1979  Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n207 15 Sep 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: International Filmusic Journal n1 1979  Page: 18, 22
Title: [International Filmusic Journal - n1 1979: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the music score.

In: Photoplay v30 n9 September 1979  Pages: 46-47
Title: [Photoplay - v30 n9 September 1979: no known title]Language: English
Description: Stills and story.

In: Variety 16 May 1979  Page: 21, 38
Title: [Variety - 16 May 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n129 11 Mar 1978  Page: 8
Title: [Screen International - n129 11 Mar 1978: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: Screen International n135 22 Apr 1978  Page: 26
Title: [Screen International - n135 22 Apr 1978: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.

In: Photoplay v29 n6 June 1978  Pages: 44-45
Title: [Photoplay - v29 n6 June 1978: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
Title: Hanover Street: a novel
Author: GREGSON, Maureen  Pages: 203p
Description: Based on the film script by Peter Hyams.

Title: From Sergeant Patterson to Chicago Joe: an investigation into the ways in which American servicemen in Britain during World War II were represented in post war British films
Author: MOULDING, J.K.  Pages: 99 leaves


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590598
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status



Film materials(2)
Description: PositiveBFI identifier: C-74250
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-74251
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status