| The Sailor's Return | |
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| Directed by | Jack Gold |
| Screenplay by | James Saunders |
| Based on | The Sailor's Return (1925 novel) by David Garnett |
| Produced by | Otto Plaschkes |
| Starring | Tom Bell Shope Shodeinde |
| Cinematography | Brian Tufano |
| Edited by | Michael Taylor |
| Music by | Carl Davis |
| Production companies | Euston Films Ariel Productions National Film Finance Corporation |
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| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Sailor's Return is a 1978 British drama film directed by Jack Gold and starring Tom Bell, Shope Shodeinde and Elton Charles. It is based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett.
Premise
A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Very quickly they find themselves ostracised by the community.
Cast
- Tom Bell ... William Targett
- Shope Shodeinde ... Princess Tulip
- Elton Charles ... Billy / Olu Targett
- Denyse Alexander ... Mrs. Cherret
- Julia Swift ... Annie
- Pat Keen ... Mrs. Bascombe
- Nigel Hawthorne ... Mr. Fosse
- Jill Spurrier ... Mrs. Frickes
- Ray Smith ... Fred Leake
- Mick Ford ... Tom Madgwick
- Peter Benson ... Charlie Nye
- Ann Way ... Mrs. Clall
- Paola Dionisotti ... Lucy Sturmey
- George Costigan ... Harry Targett
- Clive Swift ... Reverend Pottock
- Victor Winding ... Ship's Captain
Production
The film was made by Euston Films, with support from the National Film Finance Corporation.
The budget of the film was £400,000.
Release
The film was selected to close the 1978 London Film Festival.
Distributor receipts as at the end of 1978 were £46,152.
References
- "The Sailor's Return (1980)". Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.
- "BFI Screenonline: Sailor's Return, The (1978)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ Wlaschin, Ken. 22nd London Film Festival programme. p. 41.
- With Gold-on-the-World Radin, Victoria. The Observer 6 Nov 1977: 31.
- Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 357. Income is distributor's receipts, combined domestic and international, as at 31 Dec 1978.
External links
| Films directed by Jack Gold | |
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