Studiocanal have provided optional english sdh subtitles for the main feature. An inspector calls classic radio theatre audiobook by j. The comfortable complacency of the british birling family is upset when inspector poole alastair sim comes calling. An inspector calls 1954 dvd alastair sim bryan forbes j b. It is directed by aisling walsh, produced by howard ella and stars david thewlis as the titular character. The birling family are rich, pampered and complacent. May 15, 2014 an inspector calls is a socialist wolf in frock coated sheeps clothing and a great bit of story telling too. Alastair sim is perfect as the allknowing visitor in this adaptation of jb priestleys most famous play, which turns out to be an attack on inequality and how unaware.
An inspector calls 60th anniversary edition dvd 1954. But who is the mysterious inspector and what can he want of them. Alastair george bell sim, cbe 9 october 1900 19 august 1976 was a scottish character actor who began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular west end performer, remaining so until his death in 1976. The top 10 movies starring alastair sim flickchart.
Brian worth is featured in the picture, the inspector calls, starring alastair sim, which opens today at the civic theater. If you enjoy this presentation i recommend you go on to see the film starring the late great alastair sim. Winner of best feature film at the kosice film festival 2020 as well as best. An inspector calls 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Priestleys famous stage play and set in the year 1912, an upper crust english family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl, known to everyone present, has died in suspicious circumstances. It is one of priestleys bestknown works for the stage and is considered citation needed to be one. The wealthy birling family are enjoying dinner when they are suddenly interrupted by a police inspector who brings them news of a girls suicide. Innocents in paris 1953 alastair sim, margaret rutherford complete version by eh44returns.
Priestley, an inspector calls stars the incomparable alastair sim. An inspector calls is a 2015 british thriller television film written by helen edmundson, based on the j. Green for danger 1946 starring alastair sim and trevor howard full movie by retrospective. The suicide of a young girl provides the framework for this mystery. With christmas fast approaching, we turn the spotlight to one of britains most distinctive, yet highly reluctant film stars alastair sim, who is today fondly remembered for his masterful portrayal of scrooge in the 1951 adaptation of dickens a christmas carol.
Alastair george bell sim october 9, 1900 edinburgh, scotland, uk. If you dont want to know the plot and outcome of this film then please dont read any further. In 1912 a prosperous yorkshire family is visited by a mysterious inspector who proves that each of them was partly responsible for the death of a young girl. An inspector calls 1954 film jump to navigation jump to search. It stars alastair sim, jane wenham, and brian worth.
Watch an inspector calls 1954 online free trial the. A christmas carol 1971 animated alastair sim full length. An inspector calls was filmed at shepperton studios. An inspector calls official trailer 2017 film duration. Alastair george bell sim, cbe was a scottish character actor who began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular. Obversely, this version is less moralistic than the other version. The son of alexander sim jp and isabella mcintyre, alastair sim was educated in edinburgh.
Not even the adroit alastair sim, in a noncomedy role as a mysterious. Priestleys famous play, based on the 1954 film version. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1954 movies 1954. Starting in 1935, he also appeared in more than fifty british films, including an iconic adaptation of charles dickens novella a christmas. An inspector calls is a play written by english dramatist j.
Priestley, this british mystery follows inspector poole alastair sim as he investigates the apparent suicide of eva smith jane wenham, a young workingclass woman. Alastair sim, arthur young, olga lindo production company. In guy hamiltons wellacted claustrophobic film version produced by a company set up by priestley and his longtime agent, alastair sim is formidable. He tells them of the suicide of a young woman named eva smith and though they all claim not to have known her the inspector demonstrates that each in their own way contributed to her downfall, by having her dismissed from work or, in the young mens. Alastair sim is like a vulture, but of course some of these people really deserved it. An inspector calls is a socialist wolf in frock coated sheeps clothing and a great bit of story telling too. The sister and brother are much more sympathetic in this version. To sum it all up, studiocanal have done a stunning restoration of an inspector calls that will please fans of the film and especially of the brilliant actor alastair sim. Cast an inspector calls 1954 alastair sim filmography. Not even the adroit alastair sim, in a noncomedy role as a mysterious investigator, can overcome the sluggish pace and contrived coincidences of this social. All critics 1 rotten 1 not even the adroit alastair sim, in a noncomedy role as a mysterious investigator, can overcome the sluggish pace and contrived. Set in 1912, a dinner party held by the upper class birling family is interrupted by a man calling himself inspector poole, investigating the. But is the inspector a real cop or something much stranger.
Set in about 1912 but created at the end of the second world war an inspector calls depicts the family of a wealthy factory owner arthur birling whose celebration of the betrothal of their daughter, sheila, to gerald croft, the son of even more successful rivals, is interrupted by the arrival of one inspector goole. An inspector calls 1954 alastair sim crime, drama, mystery movie on dvd ebay based on the play by j. The real draw here is though, of course, the supremely dour alastair sim as the definitive inspector. And with this special 60th anniversary edition has been fully digitally restored and features a brand new extra content. An inspector calls bbc full version lianeybreathun. An inspector calls 2018 1h 30min drama, mystery, thriller 1 june 2018 uk set in 1912, an upper class english family are celebrating their daughters engagement when their evening is interrupted by a police inspector. An inspector calls approved 1h 20min crime, drama, mystery 18 march 1955 france when a young girl is found dead an inspector is sent to investigate a. An inspector calls 1954 without doubt this is alastair at his superb best. An inspector calls is a 1954 film directed by guy hamilton and written for the screen by desmond davis. It is 1912, and the shadow of the impending war has yet to fall across their lives.
Alastair sim is perfect as the allknowing visitor in this adaptation of jb priestleys most famous play, which turns out to be an attack on inequality and how unaware the privileged are of the effect their power has on other people. An impoverished young working girl named eva smith jane wenham has committed suicide, and poole hopes that the birlings will help him find out why. A police inspector alastair sim questions an upperclass english family about a young womans suicide. An inspector calls 1954 online teljes film filmek magyarul. The story really begins when an enigmatic police inspector appears at the girls wealthy familys home and begins questioning them. You can watch an inspector calls online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. An inspector calls was filmed at shepperton studios, shepperton, surrey, england, under the auspices of the watergate productions ltd. An inspector calls 1954 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc.
Alastair sim, bryan forbes, jane wendham, arthur young. The full synopsis contains spoilers which describe key plot points. An inspector calls approved 1h 20min crime, drama, mystery 18 march 1955 france when a young girl is found dead an inspector is sent to investigate a prosperous yorkshire household. It emerges that each member of the family has a guilty secret each one is partly responsible for her death. With alastair sim, arthur young, olga lindo, brian worth. An inspector calls is a british 1954 film directed by guy hamilton and written for the screen by desmond davis. Modern dramas dont seem as technologically superior like an inspector calls film noir aesthetic was in 1954. Read the an inspector calls movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
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An inspector calls, the 1954 classic in which inspector poole alastair sim quizzes an aristocratic family about their links to a suspected suicide, is being reissued to. Alastair sim, jane wenham, brian worth basedontheatre crime drama crime. The various encounters with eva smith are shown in flashback, while they are merely narrated in the play, which broadens the action. Priestley, first performed in the soviet union in 1945 and at the new theatre in london the following year.