Deep End (Original title)Starting Out (Alternative title)
Dates: 1970 (Copyright), March 1970 (Release)Countries: Federal Republic of Germany, United KingdomDirected by: Jerzy Skolimowski
Synopsis: Drama. A young boy, Mike, takes a job at the local swimming baths, where he becomes besotted with an attractive young woman, Susan, who works there as an attendant. Although Susan has a fiancé, Mike does his best to sabotage the relationship, to the extent of stalking both her and her fiancé. Mike becomes increasingly desperate to have Susan for himself, with tragic results.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Obsessive behaviour, Swimming Pools
Releases
Date: 20 April 1971Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 88 mins Length: 7920 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Connoisseur
Date: 20 April 1971Country: Federal Republic of GermanyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDistributor: Jugendfilm
Date: 11 October 2006Country: United KingdomRelease type: UnknownFormat: Betacam SP
Date: 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: Blu-ray - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 87 mins 59 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFI Video
Date: 06 May 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 91 mins 39 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: British Film Institute
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 91 mins 31 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: Polanski and Skolimowski in 'Swinging London'Author: Murphy, RobertArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article examining two London-set films by Polish directors: Roman Polanski's 'Repulsion' (1965) and Jerzy Skolimowski's 'Deep End' (1970), including discussion of their production context and the backdrop of 'swinging London'.
In: Sight and Sound v17 n8 August 2007 Pages: 18-20,22-26,28-32
Title: 75 hidden gemsAuthor: JAMES, Nick [et al] Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A selection of seventy-five films chosen by critics to be co nsidered, familiar, cool, but forgotten; subjective rather t han qualitative choices. Includes a sidebar on five director s who have been forgotten too.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n346 April 1983 Pages: 54-56
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n346 April 1983: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinématographe n87 March 1983 Pages: 56-57
Title: [Cinématographe - n87 March 1983: no known title]Language: French
In: Television Today 24 Jun 1982 Page: 18
Title: [Stage - 24 Jun 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: The Velvet Light Trap n14 Winter 1975 Pages: 36-37
Title: [The Velvet Light Trap - n14 Winter 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinéma n162 January 1972 Pages: 123-4
Title: [Cinéma - n162 January 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Review; and interview with director
In: Positif n135 February 1972 Pages: 48-67
Title: [Positif - n135 February 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Interview with director about the film, followed by an analysis
In: Image et Son n257 February 1972 Pages: 96-104; 118-20
Title: [Image et Son - n257 February 1972: no known title]Language: French
In: Ecran n2 February 1972 Pages: 57-59
Title: [Ecran - n2 February 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Review; and interview with director
In: Today's Cinema n9894 2 Apr 1971 Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9894 2 Apr 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3311 27 Mar 1971 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3311 27 Mar 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v17 n8 May 1971 Pages: 90-92
Title: [Films and Filming - v17 n8 May 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmfacts v14 n13 1971 Page: 320
Title: [Filmfacts - v14 n13 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v217 n23 10 Aug 1971 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v217 n23 10 Aug 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n447 April 1971 Page: 71
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n447 April 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 16 Sep 1970 Page: 14
Title: [Variety - 16 Sep 1970: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v40 n1 Winter 1970/71 Page: 16
Title: [Sight and Sound - v40 n1 Winter 1970/71: no known title]Language: English
In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n48 17 Jun 1970 Page: 10
Title: [Film-Echo/Filmwoche - n48 17 Jun 1970: no known title]Language: German
Description: In production
Author: Brown, Christopher Pages: xvii, 249 pages
Description: The book also includes a chapter on the film Pepito Piscina (1978).
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1696 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-818821
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1434863
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1434863
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Betacam SPBFI identifier: N-521883
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Film materials(5)
Description: Dupe NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 3922 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-1072964
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 16mm Colour InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 3922 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-621781
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8188 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-40304
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8170 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-818822
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1696 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-818821
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Dates: 1970 (Copyright), March 1970 (Release)Countries: Federal Republic of Germany, United KingdomDirected by: Jerzy Skolimowski
Synopsis: Drama. A young boy, Mike, takes a job at the local swimming baths, where he becomes besotted with an attractive young woman, Susan, who works there as an attendant. Although Susan has a fiancé, Mike does his best to sabotage the relationship, to the extent of stalking both her and her fiancé. Mike becomes increasingly desperate to have Susan for himself, with tragic results.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Obsessive behaviour, Swimming Pools
Releases
Date: 20 April 1971Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 88 mins Length: 7920 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Connoisseur
Date: 20 April 1971Country: Federal Republic of GermanyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDistributor: Jugendfilm
Date: 11 October 2006Country: United KingdomRelease type: UnknownFormat: Betacam SP
Date: 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: Blu-ray - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 87 mins 59 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFI Video
Date: 06 May 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 91 mins 39 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: British Film Institute
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 91 mins 31 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(23)
©: Maran-Film, Kettledrum Productions, Presents: Maran-Film, Kettledrum Productions, Executive Producer: Judd Bernard, Produced by: Helmut Jedele, Associate Producer: Lutz Hengst, Production Manager: Michael Bittins, Assistant Director: Wolfgang Glattes, Written by: Jerzy Skolimowski, Written by: J. Gruza, B. Sulik, Director of Photography: Charly Steinberger, Edited by: Barrie Vince, Art Director: Anthony Pratt, Art Director: Max Ott Jr, Costumes: Ursula Sensburg, Make-up: Elke Müller, Music by: Cat Stevens, The Can, Sound: Carsten Ulrich, Sound: Christian Schubert
Cast
(21)
Jane Asher (Susan), John Moulder-Brown (Mike), Karl-Michael Vogler (teacher), Chris Sandford (fiancée), Diana Dors (lady client), Louise Martini (nightclub 'model'), Erica Beer (baths cashier), Anita Lochner (Kathy), Annemarie Kuster (nightclub receptionist), Cheryl Hall, Christina Paul (hot dog girl), Dieter Eppler (Stoker), Karl Ludwig Lindt (baths manager), Eduard Linkers (cinema manager), Will Danin (policeman), Gerald Rowland (Mike's friend), Bert Kwouk (hot dog stand man), Ursula Mellin (lady client), Erika Wackernagel (Mike's mother), Peter Martin Urtel (Mike's father/2nd policeman), Jerzy Skolimowski (man on tube)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(19)
In: Journal of British Cinema and Television v9 n2 2012 Pages: 214-229Title: Polanski and Skolimowski in 'Swinging London'Author: Murphy, RobertArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article examining two London-set films by Polish directors: Roman Polanski's 'Repulsion' (1965) and Jerzy Skolimowski's 'Deep End' (1970), including discussion of their production context and the backdrop of 'swinging London'.
In: Sight and Sound v17 n8 August 2007 Pages: 18-20,22-26,28-32
Title: 75 hidden gemsAuthor: JAMES, Nick [et al] Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A selection of seventy-five films chosen by critics to be co nsidered, familiar, cool, but forgotten; subjective rather t han qualitative choices. Includes a sidebar on five director s who have been forgotten too.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n346 April 1983 Pages: 54-56
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n346 April 1983: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinématographe n87 March 1983 Pages: 56-57
Title: [Cinématographe - n87 March 1983: no known title]Language: French
In: Television Today 24 Jun 1982 Page: 18
Title: [Stage - 24 Jun 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: The Velvet Light Trap n14 Winter 1975 Pages: 36-37
Title: [The Velvet Light Trap - n14 Winter 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinéma n162 January 1972 Pages: 123-4
Title: [Cinéma - n162 January 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Review; and interview with director
In: Positif n135 February 1972 Pages: 48-67
Title: [Positif - n135 February 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Interview with director about the film, followed by an analysis
In: Image et Son n257 February 1972 Pages: 96-104; 118-20
Title: [Image et Son - n257 February 1972: no known title]Language: French
In: Ecran n2 February 1972 Pages: 57-59
Title: [Ecran - n2 February 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Review; and interview with director
In: Today's Cinema n9894 2 Apr 1971 Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9894 2 Apr 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3311 27 Mar 1971 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3311 27 Mar 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v17 n8 May 1971 Pages: 90-92
Title: [Films and Filming - v17 n8 May 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmfacts v14 n13 1971 Page: 320
Title: [Filmfacts - v14 n13 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v217 n23 10 Aug 1971 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v217 n23 10 Aug 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n447 April 1971 Page: 71
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n447 April 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 16 Sep 1970 Page: 14
Title: [Variety - 16 Sep 1970: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v40 n1 Winter 1970/71 Page: 16
Title: [Sight and Sound - v40 n1 Winter 1970/71: no known title]Language: English
In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n48 17 Jun 1970 Page: 10
Title: [Film-Echo/Filmwoche - n48 17 Jun 1970: no known title]Language: German
Description: In production
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: cinema of the swimming poolAuthor: Brown, Christopher Pages: xvii, 249 pages
Description: The book also includes a chapter on the film Pepito Piscina (1978).
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1696 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-818821
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1434863
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1434863
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Betacam SPBFI identifier: N-521883
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Film materials(5)
Description: Dupe NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 3922 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-1072964
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 16mm Colour InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 3922 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-621781
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8188 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-40304
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8170 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-818822
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1696 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-818821
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)