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There Is Another Sun

"Wall of Death (film)" redirects here. For the short film, see The Wall of Death (Scotland Yard).

There Is Another Sun
DVD cover
Directed byLewis Gilbert
Written byGuy Morgan
Produced byErnest G. Roy
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byCharles Hasse
Music byWilfred Burns
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 12 June 1951 (1951-06-12)
  • 17 May 1952 (1952-05-17) (US)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

There Is Another Sun (U.S. title: Wall of Death) is a 1951 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Maxwell Reed, Laurence Harvey and Susan Shaw.[1] It was written by Guy Morgan and produced by Ernest G. Roy.

Cast

Production

The film was shot at Walton Studios, with sets designed by the art director George Provis.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The atmosphere of the fairground and the speedway is quite well caught, but the picture is otherwise mediocre. Most of the characters are weak-willed or unpleasant, the ending is trite and the playing, with the exception of Hermione Baddeley's effective appearance as a fortune teller, without distinction."[2]

The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 3/5 stars, writing: "There's nothing new in the story and the performances of Maxwell Reed and Laurence Harvey have little to commend them. But director Lewis Gilbert's thoroughly nasty atmosphere conjured up in a place dedicated to enjoyment makes this unusually effective movie worth watching."[3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Gloomy, depressing number; long too."[4]

Leslie Halliwell said: "Glum quickie which was oddly popular."[5]

References

  1. ^ "There Is Another Sun". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ "There Is Another Sun". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 18 (204): 268. 1 January 1951 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Radio Times Guide to Films (18th ed.). London: Immediate Media Company. 2017. p. 922. ISBN 9780992936440.
  4. ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 385. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
  5. ^ Halliwell, Leslie (1989). Halliwell's Film Guide (7th ed.). London: Paladin. p. 1008. ISBN 0586088946.


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