The small world of sammy lee digitally restored bluray. Ken hughes biggest hit was chitty chitty bang bang uk, 1968 and he seems to have little in common, although he was roughly the same age, with the british new wave directors such as tony richardson and john schlesinger. The small world of sammy lee originally an awardwinning teleplay by ken hughes the film has been pumped up to feature length, perhaps at overlength. The small world of sammy lee 1963 the movie database. In 1963, the same year he played the lead in ken hughes breathless, splendid sohoset brit noir the small world of sammy lee, stylishly shot by wolfgang suschitzky who died last week, on 7 october, at the age of 104, he was all over the place an acclaimed actor, singer, and. However, loyal fans of his work will be delighted to see that londonbased crime drama, the small world of sammy lee 1963, has been restored and released as part of the bfi london film festival this year. The small world of sammy lee was a coming of age film for the young but already prodigious acting star.
A 1963 british crime film directed by ken hughes and starring anthony. Read the full synopsis of the small world of sammy lee, 1963, directed by ken hughes, with anthony newley, julia foster, robert stephens, at turner classic movies. The small world of sammy lee 1963 091963 us drama 1h 47m user score. Streaming gratuit voir film en vf hd, dp stream complet. Anthony newley, julia foster, robert stephens, wilfrid brambell, warren mitchell, ken hughes. A jewish peepshow compere races to escape the vicious debt collectors who chase him across the seedy underworld of london and the jewish east end in this gritty and engrossing 1960s. The small world of sammy lee is just around any corner in soho. Anthony newley in clip from 1960s british thriller the small world of sammy lee newleys lee is your archetypal twobit hustler, a stripclub compere on the hook for gambling debts to the local. And we do so with classic british crime film the small world of sammy lee. Seedy soho stripclub compere sammy anthony newley races to escape the heavies who hunt him in this gritty. Peopled by the pimps, the punters, the brasses and the bookies, and with boils on its face like the sleazy peepshow club where sammy anthony newley comperes the striptease. With anthony newley, julia foster, robert stephens, wilfrid brambell. Now that is a film that is not currently on reelstreets. The small world of sammy lee is the dark, funny and thoroughly brilliant 1963 britishjewish crime thriller directed by ken hughes and starring anthony newley, julia foster, robert stephens and warren mitchell.
The small world of sammy lee screens on 15 november at jw3, london as part of the jewish film festival. The small world of sammy lee is released on bluray on 14. The small world of sammy lee a british classic restored words paul risker while over half a decade has passed since the 1963 theatrical release of ken hughes the small world of sammy lee, it retains an air of vitality, moving along with a youthful spring in its step. A characteristic of the wave was its northern settings and despite being set in london the small world of sammy lee shares its down at heel gloom. Anthony newley in clip from 1960s british thriller the small world of. The small world of sammy lee british board of film. Julia foster on landing and preparing the role of patsy and working with director ken hughes. He has a barely concealed contempt for his boss robert stephens and the regular audience of dirty old men. It is released on 14 november on bluray it is released on 14 november on bluray topics. A peepshow compere is hunted across the seedy london underworld of soho by debt collectors. Its beautiful watching you work, says odd job man harry wilfrid brambell to smooth talking sammy lee anthony newley at one point in this film. Snappy, jazzy, gripping, cynical and stylish, this engrossing, fastpaced, locationshot london thriller, energetically scripted and directed with dark, downbeat panache by the gifted ken hughes, is atmospherically played out on the shadowy, seamy streets of 1960s soho.
Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut. Into this sleazy world comes an 18 year old julia foster, somewhat in awe of sammy. The small world of sammy lee 1963 opening credits youtube. Peopled by the pimps, the punters, the brasses and the bookies, and with boils on its face like the sleazy peepshow club where sammy anthony newley comperes the strip. The small world of sammy lee 1h 47min drama april 1963 uk the compere of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money. If you like the small world of sammy lee, you may like. A 1963 british crime film directed by ken hughes and starring anthony newley, julia foster and robert stephens. Overview of the small world of sammy lee, 1963, directed by ken hughes, with anthony newley, julia foster, robert stephens, at turner classic movies. And life is a girl with a suitcase a thousand miles from home.
The small world of sammy lee new interview with julia. The small world of sammy lee film the small world of sammy lee 20 april 1963. Starring anthony newley, julia foster and robert stephens. Sammy lee singersongwriter anthony newley is a showman. I viewed this film noir a few months ago and it definitely reminded me of the excellent night and the city1950, starring richard widmark as harry fabian. Released in 1963, ken hughes the small world of sammy lee stars prolific anthony newley and several other british greats as a britishjewish spieler slash stripclub comedian who must beg, borrow and steal a debt he owes to a soho gangster or else face a worser fate than death.
The beautiful opening sequence of ken hughes the small world of sammy lee, played out to kenny grahams gentle, melancholy score. Sammy lee anthony newley is a small time comic, acting as the compare in a soho strip joint. Movie typography from the small world of sammy lee 1963, directed by ken hughes, starring anthony newley, julia foster, robert stephens. The end of the film is fascinating as it has a kind of reverse ending to billy liar instead of billy fisher in bradford missing the train to london whilst julie christie goes on to fame and fortune, in the small world of sammy lee sammy puts patsy straight back on the coach to bradford, deliberately missing it himself and staying to face his. But sammy isnt doing what hes doing for the joy of it, or even to make his daily living. Ratings info contains moderate sex references, violence and drug references. The small world of sammy lee wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
Stylishly shot by wolfgang suschitzky get carter, the film began as a oneman television play but was expanded in light of newleys jackofall trades stardom. The small world of sammy lee is a 1963 british crime film written and directed by ken hughes and starring anthony newley, julia foster and robert stephens. Adapted from hughes bbc play, the film follows sammy lee leeman anthony newley, who with five hours to. Hodges is asked what films influenced him, and he mentions brighton rock and then another film that seems to have got slightly lost down the line, the small. Small sad world of sammy lee working introduction snappy, jazzy, gripping, cynical and stylish, this engrossing, fastpaced, locationshot london thriller, energetically scripted and directed with dark, downbeat panache by the gifted ken hughes, atmospherically plays out. Set and filmed on the streets of soho, we follow stripclub compere sammy lee newley as he races against time to pay off a gambling debt. In actual fact, most of the complete frame is indeed present in this first release, as sammy was. Film thriller inggris tahun 60an the small world of sammy lee. The small world of sammy lee is a 1963 british crime film directed by ken hughes and starring anthony newley, julia foster and robert stephens. The small world of sammy lee 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film sees him at work in a 5 hour window he has to find the money, if he doesnt come up with it by 7pm hell get the shit kicked out of him and still owe the money, if hes unlucky he wont live to see 8pm. Watch the small world of sammy lee online bfi player. The small world of sammy lee a british classic restored.
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