The Promise (1969 film)
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The Promise | |
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Directed by | Michael Hayes |
Produced by | Anthony B. Unger Henry T. Weinstein |
Written by | Michael Hayes |
Based on | a play by Aleksei Arbuzov |
Starring | John Castle Ian McKellen |
Music by | Iwan Williams |
Production
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Howard & Wyndham Films and Television
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Release dates
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Running time
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92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | less than £200,000[1] |
The Promise (1969) is a British drama film based on a play by Russian playwright Aleksei Arbuzov. Set in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, it is the story of a love triangle involving three young people caught up in the Siege of Leningrad. The film follows the main protagonists in the post-war years in an attempt to show the lasting effects of that relationship.
The film is on the British Film Institute's BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.[1]
Contents
Cast
- John Castle as Marat Yestigneyev
- Ian McKellen as Leonidik
- Susan MacReady as Lik Vasilyevna
- Mary Jones as Mother
- David Nettheim as Stepfather
- David Garfield as Soldier
References
See also
External links
- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Promise at IMDb
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