| The Big Chance | |
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| Directed by | Peter Graham Scott |
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| Based on | novel The Big Chance by Pamela Barrington[1] |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Tom Simpson |
| Music by | Eric Spear |
Production company | Major Pictures |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
The Big Chance is a 1957 black and white British drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott. It stars Adrienne Corri, William Russell, and Ian Colin.[2][3]
Plot
Bill Anderson is disillusioned with his job as a travel agent and married life with a wife who is content with a quiet life. When a customer calls to postpone his flight, Anderson decides to escape it all by using the customer's ticket as booked and assuming the identity of the man, who left his passport because it required renewing. This has conveniently coincided with him taking over control of his employer's safe in which is stored all the foreign currency, which they supply to customers leaving the country. He makes two falsely initialled briefcases to use in a scheme to get the currency illegally past airport customs. He stays late on a Friday night after everybody else has left and, after emptying the safe of the currency, he heads to the airport for his flight to Panama. However, the airport being closed down because of fog is the first of many interruptions and delays he encounters, along with a woman he meets, Diana, who is also planning to escape to a new life.
Cast
- Adrienne Corri as Diana Maxwell
- William Russell as Bill Anderson
- Ian Colin as Adam Maxwell
- Penelope Bartley as Betty Anderson
- Ferdy Mayne as Dimitri Aperghis
- John Rae as Mr. Jarvis
- Mary Jones as Miss Jessop
- Douglas Ives as Stan Willett
- Doris Yorke as Mrs. Willett
- Edwin Richfield as Café Owner
- Howard Lang as Saw Mill Man
- Peter Swanwick as Passport Official
- Richard Shaw as Airport Official
- John Walters as Customs Man
- Reginald Hearne as Customs Official
- Robert Raglan as Police Inspector
References
- ↑ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Keaney, Michael F. (2008). British Film Noir Guide. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7864-3805-1.
- ↑ "The Big Chance (1957)". Archived from the original on 9 February 2019.
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