Deadlier than the Male (Original title)
Dates: 1966 (Copyright), 12 February 1967 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Ralph Thomas
Synopsis: Bulldog Drummond rescues a Middle Eastern king from a plot involving oil concessions.
Genres: Detective drama, Thriller
Subject: Espionage
Releases
Date: 12 February 1967Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8820 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specifiedRuntime: 97 mins 36 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer
Title: At Home/Movies: Deadlier Than The Male/Some Girls DoAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v5 1967
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v5 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n398 March 1967 Page: 44
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n398 March 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v194 n13 23 Jan 1967 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v194 n13 23 Jan 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 25 Jan 1967 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 25 Jan 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3089 24 Dec 1966 Page: 8
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3089 24 Dec 1966: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(17)
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8722 FeetBFI identifier: C-806719
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8255 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-39666
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(17)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8255 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-39666
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8722 FeetBFI identifier: C-806719
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 4466 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-39668
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 165 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-915847
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 63 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-915850
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8585 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-39664
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8555 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-39665
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 4466 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-39669
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 63 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-39671
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 165 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-915846
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 4124 FeetBFI identifier: C-960371
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 4370 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-1368047
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-39667
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 100 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-915845
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 4466 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-39670
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 63 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-915840
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 165 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-916015
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1966 (Copyright), 12 February 1967 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Ralph Thomas
Synopsis: Bulldog Drummond rescues a Middle Eastern king from a plot involving oil concessions.
Genres: Detective drama, Thriller
Subject: Espionage
Releases
Date: 12 February 1967Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8820 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specifiedRuntime: 97 mins 36 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(60)
©: Santor Film Productions, Presents: The Rank Organisation, A Sydney Box-Bruce Newbery production: Sydney Box, Bruce Newbery, Produced by: Betty E. Box, Production Manager: Eric Rattray, Unit Manager: Bernard Hanson, Location Manager: Giorgio Zambon, Assistant Director: Simon Relph, Assistant Director: Giorgio Gentili, Assistant Director: Allan James, Assistant Director: Patrick O'Brien, Continuity: Gladys Goldsmith, Screenplay by: Jimmy Sangster, Screenplay by: David Osborn, Screenplay by: Liz Charles-Williams, From an original story by: Jimmy Sangster, Based on Sapper's and Gerard Fairlie's character, Bulldog Drummond: Sapper, Gerard Fairlie, Director of Photography: Ernest Steward, Camera Operator: James Bawden, Focus Puller: John Morgan, Clapper/Loader: Michael Smith, Gaffer: Bill Walpole, Key Grip: Reg Hall, Stills Photography: John Jay, Special Effects: Kit West, Special Effects: Pat Moore, Editor: Alfred Roome, Assistant Editor: Jack Gardner, Assistant Editor: Rita Burgess, Art Director: Alex Vetchinsky, Assistant Art Director: Ted Clements, Set Dresser: Helen Thomas, Draughtsperson: Jim Morahan, Scenic Artist: Jack Cook, Construction Manager: Ken Softley, Costume Designer: Cynthia Tingey, Costume Supervisor: Yvonne Caffin, Wardrobe: John Hilling, Wardrobe: Betty Knight, Make-up: Geoffrey Rodway, Make-up Assistant: John Wilcox, Hairdressing: Maud Onslow, Filmed in: Techniscope, Colour by: Technicolor, Music Composed and Directed by: Malcolm Lockyer, Title Song by: John Franz, Scott Engel, [Title Song] Sung by: The Walker Brothers, Sound Recordist: Dudley Messenger, Sound Recordist: Gordon K. McCallum, Boom Operator: Danny Daniel, Sound Camera Operator: Terry Hill, Dubbing Mixer: Otto Snel, Sound Editor: Don Sharpe, Stunt Co-ordinator: Bob Anderson, Publicity: Geoffrey Freeman, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(25)
Richard Johnson (Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond), Elke Sommer (Irma Eckman), Sylva Koscina (Penelope), Nigel Green (Carl Petersen), Suzanna Leigh (Grace), Steve Carlson (Robert Drummond), Justine Lord (Miss Ashenden), William Mervyn (oil company chairman), Zia Mohyeddin (King Fedra), Lee Montague (Boxer), Yasuko Nagazumi (Mitsouko), Laurence Naismith (Sir John Bledlow), George Pastell (Carloggio), Milton Reid (Chang), Leonard Rossiter (Bridgenorth), Virginia North (Brenda), Didi Sydow (Anna), Dervis Ward (Keller), John Stone (Wyngarde), Doug Robinson (obnoxious man in pub), Nikki van der Zyl (dubbed voice of Penelope), James Payne (taxi driver), George Sewell (thug in car park), Kitty Swan (4th assassin), Jill Banner
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Empire n196 October 2005 Page: 145Title: At Home/Movies: Deadlier Than The Male/Some Girls DoAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v5 1967
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v5 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n398 March 1967 Page: 44
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n398 March 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v194 n13 23 Jan 1967 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v194 n13 23 Jan 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 25 Jan 1967 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 25 Jan 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3089 24 Dec 1966 Page: 8
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3089 24 Dec 1966: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(17)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8722 FeetBFI identifier: C-806719
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8255 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-39666
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(17)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8255 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-39666
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8722 FeetBFI identifier: C-806719
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 4466 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-39668
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 165 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-915847
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 63 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-915850
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8585 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-39664
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8555 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-39665
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 4466 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-39669
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 63 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-39671
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 165 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-915846
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 4124 FeetBFI identifier: C-960371
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 4370 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-1368047
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-39667
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 100 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-915845
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 4466 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-39670
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 63 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-915840
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 165 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-916015
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film