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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Jan 2, 2018 2:42:03 GMT
I want to see again a movie I only saw part of years ago.
It is English, in black and white and made probably late 1950s, early 1960s.
Set mostly in the newsroom of a newspaper while London is under attack, either from a Soviet invasion or nuclear weapons attack. I think the protagonist (a journalist) spends some time on the streets looking either for his girlfriend or the story.
Any ideas on what this film is? I remember I was impressed by the acting and script so it is likely to have had name actors and/or director/scriptwriters.
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Post by oifretread on Jan 3, 2018 17:15:47 GMT
sounds a lot like "the day the earth caught fire".
from wiki:
"A lone man walks through the sweltering streets of a deserted London. The film then goes back several months. Peter Stenning (Judd) was an up-and-coming journalist with the Daily Express, but a messy divorce has thrown his life into disarray. Stenning begins drinking too much (One of his lines is, "Alcoholics of the press, unite!"[6][7]). His Editor (Christiansen) has begun giving him lousy assignments. Stenning's only friend, Bill Maguire (McKern), is a veteran Fleet Street reporter who offers him encouragement and occasionally covers for him by writing his copy."
if i remember right, it's not an attack, but nuclear tests by the usa and ussr at the same time throw the world out of orbit and closer to the sun.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 3, 2018 23:53:18 GMT
Hairynosedwombat tagging you so's you know you got a possible answer ! Hope so !
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 4, 2018 4:13:11 GMT
That was going to be my guess. Look for Michael Caine as a cop.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 4, 2018 4:42:56 GMT
That was going to be my guess. Look for Michael Caine as a cop. Google thinks these are Sir Michael:  .jpg) "Checkpoint Policeman" this was just a couple of years before Zulu Cool ! |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Jan 4, 2018 6:51:52 GMT
sounds a lot like "the day the earth caught fire". from wiki: "A lone man walks through the sweltering streets of a deserted London. The film then goes back several months. Peter Stenning (Judd) was an up-and-coming journalist with the Daily Express, but a messy divorce has thrown his life into disarray. Stenning begins drinking too much (One of his lines is, "Alcoholics of the press, unite!"[6][7]). His Editor (Christiansen) has begun giving him lousy assignments. Stenning's only friend, Bill Maguire (McKern), is a veteran Fleet Street reporter who offers him encouragement and occasionally covers for him by writing his copy." if i remember right, it's not an attack, but nuclear tests by the usa and ussr at the same time throw the world out of orbit and closer to the sun. That's the one! I remember now it had the excellent Leo McKern (Rumpoleof the Bailey). Thanks. I will look for it so I can see it all. |
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Post by wmcclain on Jan 4, 2018 16:29:42 GMT
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