Stranger in the House (Original title)Cop-out (Alternative title)
Dates: 1967 (Copyright), 02 July 1967 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Pierre Rouve
Synopsis: An alcoholic recluse and once gifted barrister emerges to take on the case of defending his daughter's sweetheart who is wrongly accused of murder.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 1967Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 104 mins Length: 9360 Feet
Date: 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 104 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: [The Film Daily - v132 n32 15 Feb 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v5 1967
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v5 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3111 27 May 1967 Page: 11
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3111 27 May 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n402 July 1967 Page: 110
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n402 July 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 31 May 1967
Title: [Variety - 31 May 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9373 26 May 1967 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9373 26 May 1967: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9338 FeetBFI identifier: C-163481
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Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-528405-2
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Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-528405-2
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Film materials(6)
Description: 35mm Sound: MuteBFI identifier: C-163479
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Sound: SoundBFI identifier: C-163483
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 7657 FeetBFI identifier: C-762158
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9338 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-163480
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9338 FeetBFI identifier: C-163481
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 9516 FeetBFI identifier: C-762159
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1967 (Copyright), 02 July 1967 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Pierre Rouve
Synopsis: An alcoholic recluse and once gifted barrister emerges to take on the case of defending his daughter's sweetheart who is wrongly accused of murder.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 1967Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 104 mins Length: 9360 Feet
Date: 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 104 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(24)
Production Company: Selmur Productions Inc., [Production Company - during shooting]: De Grunwald Productions, Producer: Dimitri de Grunwald, Production Manager: Donald Toms, Production Controller: Roy Parkinson, Assistant Director: Jimmy Komisarjevsky, Continuity: Pamela Carlton, Screenplay: Pierre Rouve, Original novel: Georges Simenon, Director of Photography: Ken Higgins, Camera Operator: Ray Parslow, Editor: Ernest Walter, Art Director: Tony Woollard, Wardrobe Supervisor: Felix Evans, Make-up: Richard Mills, Hair: Barbara Ritchie, Music composed and conducted: Patrick John Scott, Song "Ain't That So" written by: Vic Briggs, Patrick John Scott, Sound Recording: Cyril Swern, Sound Editor: Allan Sones, Dubbing Mixer: J.B. Smith, Studio: MGM British Studios
Cast
(29)
The Animals (Song "Ain't That So" performed by), James Mason (John Sawyer), Geraldine Chaplin (Angela Sawyer), Bobby Darin (Barney Teale), Paul Bertoya (Jo Christoforides), Ian Ogilvy (Desmond Flower), Bryan Stanyon (Peter Hawkins), Pippa Steel (Sue Phillips), Clive Morton (Colonel Flower), James Hayter (Harry Hawkins), Megs Jenkins (Mrs. Christoforides), Marjie Lawrence (Brenda), Moira Lister (Mrs. Flower), Lisa Daniely (Diana Sawyer), Yootha Joyce (Girl at Shooting Range), John Henderson (Old Clerk), Danvers Walker (Chetham), Ivor Dean (Inspector Colder), Rita Webb (Mrs. Plaskett), Julian Orchard (Policeman), Lindy Aaron (Angela as a Child), Lucy Griffiths (Library Cleaner), Charlotte Selwyn (Salesgirl), Melinda May (Librarian), Tom Kempinski (Shop Assistant), Sheila White (Hazel), Toni Palmer (Doorwoman), Michael Standing (Fashion Photographer), Anne Hart (Barmaid)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: The Film Daily v132 n32 15 Feb 1968 Page: 7Title: [The Film Daily - v132 n32 15 Feb 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v5 1967
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v5 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3111 27 May 1967 Page: 11
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3111 27 May 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n402 July 1967 Page: 110
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n402 July 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 31 May 1967
Title: [Variety - 31 May 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9373 26 May 1967 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9373 26 May 1967: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9338 FeetBFI identifier: C-163481
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-528405
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-528405-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Digital materials(8)
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-528424
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-528424-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-528444
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-528444-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:43:00 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-528385
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-528385-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-528405
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-528405-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Film materials(6)
Description: 35mm Sound: MuteBFI identifier: C-163479
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Sound: SoundBFI identifier: C-163483
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 7657 FeetBFI identifier: C-762158
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9338 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-163480
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9338 FeetBFI identifier: C-163481
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 9516 FeetBFI identifier: C-762159
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film