UK, 1965
16m, 586 feet
16mm film, black and white
mono, English
A British short horror film directed by Lloyd Reckord.
Plot Summary
A gay couple travelling along the A40 are pursued by a police motorcyclist. When he pulls them over, they fantasize that he takes them to a remote fortress where they are hanged in front of a crowd of zombie onlookers and faceless bureaucrats.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Lloyd Reckord
© 1965 Reckord Prods.
Producer: Lloyd Reckord
Associate Producer: Barrie Pattison
Written by: Lloyd Reckord
Photographed by: Ian McMillan
Film Editor: Barrie Pattison
Recording: Ian Duff
Art Director: Gordon Roland
Cast
Michael Billington, Nicholas Wright (the young men)
Peter Seward (cashier)
Beverley Green (girl in sports car)
Yolanda Fermin (little girl)
Neville Evans
Clio Whittaker
Terry Reeves
Peter Kerr
Tony Cyrus
Walter Wilson
References
Periodicals
- Black Filmmaker vol.5 no.20 (Summer 2003) pp.42-43 – article (Our Forefathers – The pioneers of black British filmmaking by Inge Blackman)
- Films and Filming vol.17 no.7 (April 1971) pp.78, 80 – credits, review
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.38 no.451 (August 1971) p.172 – credits, review
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.114 – credits
Other sources
- BFI Southbank Guide July 2017 p.22 – illustrated listing
- British National Film Catalogue vol.9 (1971) p.102 – credits
