The Secret of the Forest
Directed byDarcy Conyers[1]
Written byDarcy Conyers
George Ewart Evans
Gerard Bryant
Produced byAnthony Gilkison[1]
StarringKit Terrington
Jacqueline Cox
CinematographySydney Samuelson
Edited byJohn Reeve
Music byDeWolfe[1]
Production
company
Rayant Pictures
Distributed byBritish Lion Film Corporation
Children's Film Foundation
Release date
March 1956
Running time
61 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Secret of the Forest was the first film directed by Darcy Conyers. It was produced by Ryant Pictures for the Children's Film Foundation (CFF). The storyline was developed by George Ewart Evans following a formula already developed by the CFF.[2]

Locations

The film was inspired by the late 1930s archaeological discovery of Sutton Hoo.[3] The film was made on location in Suffolk including scenes in Ipswich Museum, Rendlesham Forest and on the Deben River.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Secret of the Forest - Production & Contact Info | IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. Strobel, Hans; Strobel, Christel (1987). "DER KINDERFILM IN GROSSBRITANNIEN" (PDF). Sonderdruck der Jugend Kinderfilm I Korrespondenz (in German). ISSN 0175-0933. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. "Films made to entertain children - East Anglia Film Archive". EAFA. East Anglian Film Archive. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. Markham, R. A. D. (1990). A Rhino on High Street : Ipswich Museum, the early years. Ipswich: Ipswich Borough Council. ISBN 0-906688-12-4.


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