Miracle in Soho (Original title)
Dates: 1957 (Copyright), 04 August 1957 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Julian Amyes
Synopsis: Drama. In St Anthony's Lane, Soho, in London, the inhabitants are disrupted for a while by a gang of roadworkers laying asphalt. One of them, Michael, breaks hearts wherever he works, and when the job is over he moves on without a backward glance. In the vibrant Soho community, however, he becomes keen on Julia and Mafalda, the daughters of an Italian family who are about to emigrate to Canada. Can Julia's prayers for a miracle by St Anthony bring about a change in Michael's roving heart?
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Soho, Prayer, Roadworks, Neighbours
Releases
Date: 11 July 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8852 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Title: colour of social realismAuthor: Street, SarahArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the impact of Eastmancolor, a cheap and widely available colour film stock, on British social realist films of the 1960s. At a time when social realist films were predominately filmed in black and white, the introduction of colour had repercussions on the representational and aesthetic aspects of the sub-genre, leading critics to label its use as inappropriate. This article looks at examples of films released during the 1950s and 1960s, which used colour in inventive ways to accentuate the themes of social realism. Examples include: A Kid for Two Farthings (1955), Miracle in Soho (1957), Sapphire (1959), Flame in the Streets (1961), Some People (1962), The Family Way (1966) and Poor Cow (1967).
In: Today's Cinema v88 n7803 24 Jun 1957 Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v88 n7803 24 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v24 n283 August 1957 Page: 104
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n283 August 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7408 24 Jun 1957 Page: 3
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7408 24 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 24 Jul 1957
Title: [Variety - 24 Jul 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7288 3 Jan 1957 Page: 4
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7288 3 Jan 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2602 27 Jun 1957 Page: 19
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2602 27 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 21
Title: [ - : no known title]
Title: Global London on screen: visitors, cosmopolitans and migratory cinematic visions of a superdiverse city
Author: Wagner, Keith B. Pages: xviii, 264 pages
Description: The book also includes chapters on the film Osuofia in London (2003) and Lost in London (2017).
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 821 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-573565
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 94.38 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1211966
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 94.38 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1211965
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 94.38 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1211966
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 821 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-573565
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8886 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-107754
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8853 FeetBFI identifier: C-107755
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1957 (Copyright), 04 August 1957 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Julian Amyes
Synopsis: Drama. In St Anthony's Lane, Soho, in London, the inhabitants are disrupted for a while by a gang of roadworkers laying asphalt. One of them, Michael, breaks hearts wherever he works, and when the job is over he moves on without a backward glance. In the vibrant Soho community, however, he becomes keen on Julia and Mafalda, the daughters of an Italian family who are about to emigrate to Canada. Can Julia's prayers for a miracle by St Anthony bring about a change in Michael's roving heart?
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Soho, Prayer, Roadworks, Neighbours
Releases
Date: 11 July 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8852 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Credits
(49)
©/Production Company: The Rank Organisation Film Productions Ltd, Presents: The Rank Organisation, Executive Producer: Earl St. John, Produced by: Emeric Pressburger, Associate Producer: Sydney Streeter, Production Manager: Charles Orme, Production controller for Pinewood: Arthur Alcott, [Production Secretary]: Jeanette Green, Assistant Director: Robert Asher, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Charles Hammond, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: Dennis Lewis, Continuity: Gladys Goldsmith, [Assistant Continuity]: Loreley Stephens, Written by: Emeric Pressburger, Director of Photography: Christopher Challis, Camera Operator: Austin Dempster, [Focus Puller]: Steve Claydon, [Clapper Loader]: Leon Davis, [Stills]: Norman Gryspeerdt, [Portrait Stills]: Cornel Lucas, Editor: Arthur Stevens, [1st Assistant Editor]: Jack Gardner, [Assistant Editor]: Norman Wanstall, Art Director: Carmen Dillon, Set Dresser: Vernon Dixon, [Chief Draughtsman]: Terence Marsh, [Draughtsman]: Peter Lamont, Michael Lamont, Dress Designer: Julie Harris, Make Up: George Blackler, Processed by: The Rank Laboratories, Music Composed by: Brian Easdale, The Song 'The Miracle' Words by: Jack Fishman, The Song 'The Miracle' Sung by: Ronnie Hilton, [Music] Conducted by: Frederic Lewis, [Music Recording]: Ted Drake, Sound Recordist: John W. Mitchell, Gordon K. McCallum, [Sound Camera Operator]: Ron Butcher, [Boom Operator]: Danny Daniel, [Boom Asistant]: Roy Charman, [Dubbing Crew]: Gordon K. McCallum, [Dubbing Crew]: John Woodiwiss, C. Le Messurier, Sound Editor: Arthur Ridout, [Dubbing Assistant]: Graham Harris, [Unit Publicist]: Jean Osborne, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(58)
John Gregson (Michael Morgan), Belinda Lee (Julia Gozzi), Cyril Cusack (Sam Bishop, postman), Peter Illing (Papa Gozzi), Rosalie Crutchley (Mafalda Gozzi), Marie Burke (Mrs Gozzi), Ian Bannen (Filippo Gozzi), Brian Bedford (Johnny), Barbara Archer (Gwladys, barmaid), John Cairney (Tom Nichols), Lane Meddick (Steve), Billie Whitelaw (Maggie), Julian Somers (Potter), Harry Brunning (Ernie), Douglas Ives (Old Bill), George A. Cooper (Sid, foreman), Cyril Shaps (Mr Svoboda), Junia Crawford (Delia), Betty Shale (Mrs Coleman, pet shop owner), Richard Marner (Karl), George Eugeniou (espresso owner), Michael Collins (Michael, lorry driver), Colin Douglas (supervisor), Lucia Guillon (Dolores), Gordon Humphris (Buddy Brown), Fred Johnson (priest), Freda Bamford (Mrs Mop), Paul Stassino (Paule), Lynn Tracy (tall girl), Mr Witham ([French black man]), Isabelle Lucas ([French girl]), Andy Ho ([Chinese man]), Eddie French ([Berce, Johnny's assistant]), Wilfrid Lawson ([Mr Morgan, Michael's father]), Gisela Birke ([Lottie, with telephone trouble]), Eileen Forbes ([staff nurse]), Golda Casimir ([Mrs Bellucci]), Rupert Puritz ([German schoolboy]), Helene Bevan ([dressmaker]), Anthony Sagar ([Billy]), Peter Taylor ([1st German on street]), Charles Ross ([2nd German on street]), Joan Hooley ([black girl]), Meadows White ([Allan, postman]), Cyril Chamberlain ([policeman]), Keith Pyott ([house surgeon]), Mervyn Blake ([man in mac]), Toni Mcdonald ([1st girl]), Sheree Winton ([2nd girl]), Marguerite Brennan ([3rd girl]), Franklyn James ([blind man with dog]), Frazer Hines, Peter Whitmarsh, David Franks, David Tilley, Ray James, Anthony Sadler, Leslie Slysz ([uncredited])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: Journal of British cinema and television v15 n4 2018 Pages: 469-490Title: colour of social realismAuthor: Street, SarahArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the impact of Eastmancolor, a cheap and widely available colour film stock, on British social realist films of the 1960s. At a time when social realist films were predominately filmed in black and white, the introduction of colour had repercussions on the representational and aesthetic aspects of the sub-genre, leading critics to label its use as inappropriate. This article looks at examples of films released during the 1950s and 1960s, which used colour in inventive ways to accentuate the themes of social realism. Examples include: A Kid for Two Farthings (1955), Miracle in Soho (1957), Sapphire (1959), Flame in the Streets (1961), Some People (1962), The Family Way (1966) and Poor Cow (1967).
In: Today's Cinema v88 n7803 24 Jun 1957 Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v88 n7803 24 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v24 n283 August 1957 Page: 104
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n283 August 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7408 24 Jun 1957 Page: 3
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7408 24 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 24 Jul 1957
Title: [Variety - 24 Jul 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7288 3 Jan 1957 Page: 4
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7288 3 Jan 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2602 27 Jun 1957 Page: 19
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2602 27 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 21
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(2)
Title: Soho on screen: cinematic spaces of bohemia and cosmopolitanism, 1948-1963Title: Global London on screen: visitors, cosmopolitans and migratory cinematic visions of a superdiverse city
Author: Wagner, Keith B. Pages: xviii, 264 pages
Description: The book also includes chapters on the film Osuofia in London (2003) and Lost in London (2017).
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 821 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-573565
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 94.38 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1211966
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 94.38 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1211965
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 94.38 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1211966
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 821 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-573565
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8886 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-107754
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8853 FeetBFI identifier: C-107755
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film