The Sinister Man (Original title)
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 22 November 1962 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Clive Donner
Synopsis: Edgar Wallace thriller about two ruthless murders involving the theft of some mysterious oriental tablets.
Genre: Thriller
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Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v29 n337 February 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8551 20 Dec 1961 Page: 17
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8551 20 Dec 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2830 28 Dec 1961 Page: 9
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2830 28 Dec 1961: no known title]Language: English
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 5404 FeetBFI identifier: C-155501
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 5390 FeetBFI identifier: C-923090
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-155502
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 22 November 1962 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Clive Donner
Synopsis: Edgar Wallace thriller about two ruthless murders involving the theft of some mysterious oriental tablets.
Genre: Thriller
Series title:
Credits
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©: Merton Park Studios, Produced by: Jack Greenwood, Associate Producer: Jim O'Connolly, Production Manager: Joe Levy, Assistant Director: Albert Pearl, Continuity: Marjorie Owens, Casting Director: Ronald Curtis, Screenplay by: Robert Stewart, Director of Photography: Bert Mason, Camera Operator: Herbert Smith, Film Editor: Derek Holding, Art Director: Peter Mullins, Wardrobe: Eileen Welch, Make-up: Aldo Manganaro, Hairdresser: Hilda Fox, Music Composed and Conducted by: Charles Blackwell, Title Music: Michael Carr, Sound Recordist: Sidney Rider, Sound Recordist: Ronald Abbott, Sound Editor: Michael Shah Dayan, Sound System: Westrex Recording System
Cast
(30)
John Bentley (Superintendent Wills), Patrick Allen (Dr Nelson Pollard), Jacqueline Ellis (Elisa Marlowe), John Glyn-Jones (Dr Maurice Tarn), Brian Mcdermott (Det. Sgt. Stillman), Gerald Andersen (Major Paul Amery), Wilfrid Brambell (lock-keeper), Edward Atienza (clerk), Eric Young (Johnny Choto), Robert Lee (Mr Nam Lee), Yvonne Buckingham (Miss Russell), William Gaunt (Mitch Hallam), Michael Deacon (Angus), Arnold Lee (Soyoki), John Horsley (pathologist), Lesley Nunnerly (Vera Martin), Malcolm Russell (Joe Martin), Yvonne Shima (Tamaya), Keith Faulkner (lock-keeper's assistant), Myo Toon (1st Chinese man), Sano Wong (2nd Chinese man), Burt Kwouk (Captain Feng), Jane Murdock (honeymoon wife), Tim Parkes (honeymoon husband), Howard Pays (police sergeant), Peter Hager (warden), Don McKillop (reporter), Bob Russell (uniformed sergeant), Steve Reagan (police constable), Ping Pong San (instructor in gym)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Monthly Film Bulletin v29 n337 February 1962 Page: 26Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v29 n337 February 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8551 20 Dec 1961 Page: 17
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8551 20 Dec 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2830 28 Dec 1961 Page: 9
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2830 28 Dec 1961: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 5390 FeetBFI identifier: C-923090
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(4)
Description: PositiveBFI identifier: C-155500
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 5404 FeetBFI identifier: C-155501
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 5390 FeetBFI identifier: C-923090
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-155502
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status