The Fur Collar is a 1962 British second feature[1] thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring John Bentley, Martin Benson and Philip Friend.[2]
| The Fur Collar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lawrence Huntington |
| Written by | Lawrence Huntington |
| Produced by | Lawrence Huntington |
| Starring | John Bentley Martin Benson Philip Friend |
| Cinematography | S.D. Onions |
| Edited by | Peter Weatherley |
| Music by | John Fox |
Production company | Albatross |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA man wearing a fur-collared coat is shot on his arrival in Paris. A British journalist is convinced that he was intended victim, as he also wears a fur-collar, and has made dangerous enemies by an exposé.
Cast
edit- John Bentley as Mike Andrews
- Martin Benson as Martin Benson
- Philip Friend as Eddie Morgan
- Nadja Regin as Marie Lejeune
- Balbina as Jacqueline Legrain
- Hector Ross as Roger Harding
- Gordon Sterne as Duclos
- Guy Middleton as rResident
- Brian Nissen as Carl Jorgensen
- John Gabriel as hotel receptionist
- Tommy Duggan as foreign agent
- Murray Kash as Jules
- Eddie Mulloy as Donten
- Clarissa Stolz as chambermaid
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A soporific thriller which wearily plods its way to a conventional unconvincing 'surprise' finish. The acting is as half-hearted as the story."[3]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "The Fur Collar". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "The Fur Collar". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 30 (348): 85. 1 January 1963 – via ProQuest.
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