Private Road (Original title)
Date: September 1971 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Barney Platts-Mills
Synopsis: The story of a classless young man, a writer, and a middle-class girl he tries to prise away from her family background.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Love
Releases
Date: September 1971Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 89 mins Length: 8010 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 89 mins 8 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n103 June 1977: no known title]Language: French
In: Monogram n3 1972 Pages: 22-25 & 39-42
Title: [Monogram - n3 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Barney Platts-Mills.
In: Films and Filming v18 n6 March 1972 Page: 58
Title: [Films and Filming - v18 n6 March 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9944 1 Oct 1971 Page: 16
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9944 1 Oct 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v40 n4 Autumn 1971 Pages: Autumn 218-219
Title: [Sight and Sound - v40 n4 Autumn 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v1 n3 September 1971 Page: 28
Title: [Films Illustrated - v1 n3 September 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 1 Sep 1971 Page: 22
Title: [Variety - 1 Sep 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n453 October 1971 Pages: 201-202
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n453 October 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v40 n1 Winter 1970/71 Pages: Winter 26-27
Title: [Sight and Sound - v40 n1 Winter 1970/71: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(6)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1601983
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Blu-rayBFI identifier: C-1601984
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1601983
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Blu-rayBFI identifier: C-1601984
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8035 FeetStock date: 1971BFI identifier: C-138302
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 7830 FeetStock date: 1969BFI identifier: C-1225997
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 134 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-1225999
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 7835 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-1225998
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Date: September 1971 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Barney Platts-Mills
Synopsis: The story of a classless young man, a writer, and a middle-class girl he tries to prise away from her family background.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Love
Releases
Date: September 1971Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 89 mins Length: 8010 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 89 mins 8 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(31)
Filmed... by: Maya Films, Produced by: Andrew St. John, Production Supervisor: Tim Van Rellim, Production Assistant: David Strong, 1st Assistant Director: Tim Lewis, 2nd Assistant Director: John Head, Continuity: Jaqi Nellist, Casting Director: Miriam Brickman, Written by: Barney Platts-Mills, Director of Photography: Adam Barker-Mill, Lighting: Bruce Kington, Focus Puller: Gordon Thornton, Clapper Loader: David Lenham, Gaffer Electrician: Bruce Kington, Key Grip: Les Brian, Stills Camera: Kurt Benning, Editor: Jonathan Gili, Assistant Editor: Sue Sarkozy, Assistant Editor: Jon Sanders, Production Designer: Andrew Sanders, Assistant Art Director: Dave Strong, Music by: George Fenton, Music by: Michael Feast, David Dundas, Sound Recordist: Anthony Jackson, Boom Operator: John Ralph, Dubbing Mixer: Peter Lodge, Recording at: Sound Associates, Sound Editor: Rodney Holland, General Assistant Driver: Sam Lord
Cast
(17)
Bruce Robinson (Peter Morissey), Susan Penhaligon (Anne Halpern), Michael Feast (Stephen), George Fenton (Henry), Robert Brown (Mr Halpern), Kathleen Byron (Mrs Halpern), Patricia Cutts (Erica Talbot), Trevor Adams (Alex Marvel), Susan Brodrick (Sylvia Halpern), Paul Harper (Clarke), Catherine Howe (Iverna), Roger Hammond (1st advertising executive), John Keogh (2nd advertising executive), Robert Sessions (3rd advertising executive), Joanna Ross (Mrs Talbot's secretary), Pamela Moiseiwitsch (office secretary), Julia Wright (nurse)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(9)
In: Jeune Cinéma n103 June 1977 Pages: 43-44Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n103 June 1977: no known title]Language: French
In: Monogram n3 1972 Pages: 22-25 & 39-42
Title: [Monogram - n3 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Barney Platts-Mills.
In: Films and Filming v18 n6 March 1972 Page: 58
Title: [Films and Filming - v18 n6 March 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9944 1 Oct 1971 Page: 16
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9944 1 Oct 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v40 n4 Autumn 1971 Pages: Autumn 218-219
Title: [Sight and Sound - v40 n4 Autumn 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v1 n3 September 1971 Page: 28
Title: [Films Illustrated - v1 n3 September 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 1 Sep 1971 Page: 22
Title: [Variety - 1 Sep 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n453 October 1971 Pages: 201-202
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n453 October 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v40 n1 Winter 1970/71 Pages: Winter 26-27
Title: [Sight and Sound - v40 n1 Winter 1970/71: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(6)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1601983
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Blu-rayBFI identifier: C-1601984
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1601983
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Blu-rayBFI identifier: C-1601984
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8035 FeetStock date: 1971BFI identifier: C-138302
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 7830 FeetStock date: 1969BFI identifier: C-1225997
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 134 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-1225999
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 7835 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-1225998
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)