The Glitterball
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| Directed by | Harley Cokliss |
| Written by | Michael Abrams, Howard Thompson, Harley Cokliss |
| Produced by | Mark Forstater |
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| Cinematography | Alan Hall |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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The Glitterball is a 1977 British sci-fi children's film made by Mark Forstater Productions for the Children's Film Foundation.[1] [2] [3] It was directed by Harley Cokeliss, credited under his birth name of Harley Cokliss. The film was screened at the 2010 Edinburgh Film Festival as part of a retrospective of 16 "rarely seen" British films made between 1967 and 1979, "rediscovered" after a year of detective work by event staff.[4] In 1979, Methuen Publishing released the children's novel by the same name, written by screenwriters Howard Thompson and Harley Cokliss. ISBN 9780416863406.
Plot
[edit ]Two boys befriend a stranded alien in the shape of a little silver ball and help it to return home.[5]
Cast
[edit ]- Ben Buckton as Max Fielding
- Keith Jayne as Pete
- Ron Pember as George "Filthy" Potter
- Marjorie Yates as Mrs. Fielding
- Barry Jackson as Sergeant Fielding
- Andrew Bradford as corporal
- Derek Deadman as ice cream man
- Leslie Schofield as radar operator
- Linda Robson as checkout operator
Awards and nominations
[edit ]1982, nominated for Fantasporto 'International Fantasy Film Award' for 'Best film' for Harley Cokeliss.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ "The Glitterball". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Review: The Glitterball". Time Out. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Landers Film Reviews. Vol. 28. Landers Associates. 1983. p. 109.
- ^ Carrell, Severin (1 June 2010). "Edinburgh film festival to screen 'lost and forgotten' British movies. Rarely seen works by Ken Russell, Stephen Frears and Albert Finney among festival retrospective". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Cinefantastique, Volumes 6-7. F. S. Clarke. 1977. p. 35.
- ^ "The Glitterball (1977)". The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
External links
[edit ]- The Glitterball at IMDb
- The Glitterball at the BFI's Screenonline. Full synopsis and film stills (and clips viewable from UK libraries)
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