Only Two Can Play (Original title)That Uncertain Feeling (Working title)
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 05 February 1962 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Sidney Gilliat
Synopsis: Middle-class small-town comedy about married Welsh librarian's illicit love affair.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Public libraries
Releases
Date: 1961Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 106 mins Length: 9583 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Films and Filming - v8 n5 February 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8557 8 Jan 1962 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8557 8 Jan 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v29 n337 February 1962 Page: 21
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v29 n337 February 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2832 11 Jan 1962 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2832 11 Jan 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v226 n7 21 Feb 1962 Page: 452
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v226 n7 21 Feb 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v169 n26 20 Mar 1962 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v169 n26 20 Mar 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 24 Jan 1962
Title: [Variety - 24 Jan 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 96
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: BABINGTON, Bruce Pages: 246 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-637119
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-637119
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-642524
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 3831 FeetBFI identifier: C-806014
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3828 FeetBFI identifier: C-964543
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9582 FeetBFI identifier: C-231346
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 05 February 1962 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Sidney Gilliat
Synopsis: Middle-class small-town comedy about married Welsh librarian's illicit love affair.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Public libraries
Releases
Date: 1961Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 106 mins Length: 9583 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(44)
Production Company: Vale Film Productions, Made in association with: British Lion Films Limited, A British Lion release: British Lion, Through: BLC Films Ltd, Executive Producer: Frank Launder, Executive Producer: Sidney Gilliat, Produced by: Leslie Gilliat, Production Manager: John Pellatt, Production Secretary: Sheila Hawkins, Assistant Director: Douglas Hermes, 2nd Assistant Director: Ernie Lewis, 2nd Assistant Director: Joe Marks, 3rd Assistant Director: Ron Webb, Continuity: Lee Turner, Casting: Paul Sheridan, Screenplay: Bryan Forbes, From the novel 'That Uncertain Feeling' by: Kingsley Amis, Director of Photography: John Wilcox, Camera Operator: Peter Allwork, Focus Puller: Geoffrey Glover, Clapper/Loader: Bobby Stilwell, Camera Grip: Frank Batt, Stills: Norman Hargood, Editor: Thelma Connell, Assistant Editor: Michael Hart, Art Director: Albert Witherick, Set Decorator: Robert Cartwright, Draughtsperson: Tony Woollard, Scenic Artist: Alan Evans, Prop Buyer: Terry Parr, Wardrobe Supervisor: Muriel Dickson, Make-up: Philip Leakey, Hairdresser: Eileen Bates, Music: Richard Rodney Bennett, Music Performed by: Sinfonia of London, Music Conductor: Muir Mathieson, Sound Recording: Cecil Mason, Sound Recording: Red Law, Boom Operator: Derek Kavanagh, Dubbing Editor: Janet Davidson, Sound System: Westrex Recording System, Publicity Director: Jean Garioch, Studio: Shepperton Studios
Cast
(19)
Peter Sellers (John William Lewis), Mai Zetterling (Liz Gruffyd-Williams), Virginia Maskell (Jean Lewis), Kenneth Griffith (Ieuan Jenkins), Raymond Huntley (Vernon Gruffyd-Williams), David Davies (Beynon), Maudie Edwards (Edna Davies), Meredith Edwards (clergyman on the committee), John Le Mesurier (Salter), Frederick Piper (Davies), Graham Stark (Hyman), E. Eynon Evans (town hall clerk), John Arnatt (Bill), Sheila Manahan (Mrs. Jenkins), Richard Attenborough (Gareth L. Probert), Marjie Lawrence ([girl on bus]), Gerald Sim ([cigarette thief at party]), Charles Lloyd Pack ([committee member]), John Rees ([bus conductor])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: Films and Filming v8 n5 February 1962 Page: 30Title: [Films and Filming - v8 n5 February 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8557 8 Jan 1962 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8557 8 Jan 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v29 n337 February 1962 Page: 21
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v29 n337 February 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2832 11 Jan 1962 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2832 11 Jan 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v226 n7 21 Feb 1962 Page: 452
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v226 n7 21 Feb 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v169 n26 20 Mar 1962 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v169 n26 20 Mar 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 24 Jan 1962
Title: [Variety - 24 Jan 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 96
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Launder and GilliatAuthor: BABINGTON, Bruce Pages: 246 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-637119
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-637119
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-642524
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 3831 FeetBFI identifier: C-806014
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3828 FeetBFI identifier: C-964543
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9582 FeetBFI identifier: C-231346
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film