Danger on Dartmoor is a 1980 British children's drama film directed by David Eady and starring Marcus Evans, Simon Henderson, Debby Salter, Barry Foster and Patricia Hayes.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | David Eady |
| Screenplay by | Audrey Erskine-Lindop Dudley Leslie |
| Based on | original story by Audrey Erskine-Lindop Dudley Leslie |
| Produced by | Michael Barnes |
| Starring | Marcus Evans Simon Henderson Debby Salter |
| Cinematography | Norman Jones |
| Edited by | Teddy Darvas Raymond Poulton |
| Music by | Harry Robinson |
Production company | Eady-Barnes Productions Ltd |
| Distributed by | Children's Film Foundation (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 56 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editChildren lost in a fog on Dartmoor face dangers including a savage dog and an escaped prisoner.
Cast
edit- Marcus Evans as Robin Chudleigh
- Simon Henderson as Jonathan Chudleigh
- Debby Salter as Louise
- Barry Foster as Green
- Patricia Hayes as Mrs. Green
- Sam Kydd as Sam
- Michael Ripper as taxi driver
- Michael Goldie
- David Jackson as police sergeant
- Jonathan Newth as Mr. Chudleigh
- Mitzi Rogers as Mrs. Chudleigh
Reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Although the basic situation may prove a trifle over-familiar to all but the smallest children, a script remarkably free of clichés (e.g., Patricia Hayes never once saying of her convict son "He's a good boy"), an intelligent use of locations, and even the occasional idea that would serve in a higher-powered thriller (e.g., Louise converting Green to the straight and narrow with statistics from her pocket calculator) make for fifty-seven minutes without a single longueur. Nice performances all round, with a special mention to Demon."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Danger on Dartmoor". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Danger on Dartmoor (1980)". Archived from the original on 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Danger on Dartmoor – review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
- ^ "Danger on Dartmoor". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 47 (552): 110. 1 January 1980 – via ProQuest.
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