Английская Википедия:BFI 75 Most Wanted
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates The BFI 75 Most Wanted is a list compiled in 2010 by the British Film Institute of the most sought-after British feature films not held in the BFI National Archive, and classified as "missing, believed lost". The films chosen range from quota quickies and B-movies to lavish prestige productions of their day. The list includes lost works by major directors and those featuring top-name actors; also films that were top box-office successes in their time but have since disappeared, and works that are believed to be historically significant for some aspect of style, technique, subject matter or innovation.[1]
The earliest film on the list dates from 1913, the latest from 1983. The 1930s is the most represented decade with 24 entries, followed by the 1920s (16), and the 1940s (14). Maurice Elvey, with four films on the list, is the most represented director. The first film on the list is Alfred Hitchcock's 1926 feature The Mountain Eagle, described as "the Holy Grail of film historians".[1]
Since 2012, the BFI has revealed that a number of the films on the list have been found.[2] As of 2017, 18 of the 75 films have been found in their complete form; two others exist in shortened, retitled versions that were re-edited for the United States market.
Films
The BFI 75 Most Wanted List is divided into two headings: "The Ten Most Wanted", sorted in a chosen descending order of importance, and "The Rest", in no order of importance (as published, they are listed alphabetically).[1] In the following tables, the top 10 films are numbered to reflect their order in the BFI's published list, with the remaining 65 following in chronological order of release.
The Ten Most Wanted
# | Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1 | 1926 | Шаблон:Hs The Mountain Eagle | Шаблон:Hs Alfred Hitchcock | The only lost Hitchcock feature film (his short An Elastic Affair is also lost). One of the world's most sought-after lost films. |
2 | 1931 | Two Crowded Hours | Шаблон:Hs Michael Powell | Powell's directorial debut, an unexpected box-office success |
3 | 1943 | Squadron Leader X | Шаблон:Hs Lance Comfort | Extremely well-reviewed at the time of release, sought due to critical reassessment of Comfort's importance in British cinema history. Story by Emeric Pressburger. |
4 | 1968 | Sleep Is Lovely (aka, The Other People) | Шаблон:Hs David Hart | Believed to be experimental in filming style, no evidence of screening to a trade or paying audience. |
5 | 1973 | Symptoms | Шаблон:Hs José Ramón Larraz | British entry in the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. Also believed to circulate privately through bootlegs, but for many years the negatives remained missing. The film was obtained by February 2016 and has since been released on DVD.[3] |
6 | 1948 | Somewhere in Politics | Шаблон:Hs John E. Blakeley | Mancunian Films production starring Frank Randle. An 18-minute segment survives. |
7 | 1929 | Шаблон:Hs The Last Post | Шаблон:Hs Dinah Shurey | Solo directorial debut of Britain's only female film director of this period. |
8 | 1960 | Linda | Шаблон:Hs Don Sharp | Teen-drama starring Carol White and Alan Rothwell. Originally shown on a double-bill with Saturday Night and Sunday Morning |
9 | 1914 | Шаблон:Hs A Study in Scarlet | Шаблон:Hs George Pearson | Earliest British Sherlock Holmes feature |
10 | 1913 | Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red Barn | Шаблон:Hs Maurice Elvey | From first year of Elvey's directorial career. Dramatisation of the notorious Red Barn murder, filmed in the actual locations in which the events took place |
The Rest
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1916 | Milestones | Шаблон:Hs Thomas Bentley | Ambitious multi-generational family saga |
1919 | Шаблон:Hs The First Men in the Moon | Шаблон:Hs J. L. V. Leigh | First direct H. G. Wells film adaptation |
1920 | Шаблон:Hs The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss | Шаблон:Hs Henry Edwards | |
1921 | Шаблон:Hs The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick | Шаблон:Hs Thomas Bentley | Early Dickens adaptation |
1921 | Шаблон:Hs The Narrow Valley | Шаблон:Hs Cecil Hepworth | Starring Alma Taylor, highly praised for its location shots of the South Downs countryside |
1923 | Love, Life and Laughter | Шаблон:Hs George Pearson | Acclaimed on release as "a screen classic" and "a masterpiece". On 2 April 2014 Dutch filmmuseum EYE reported that it had discovered a copy.[4] Now in the BFI National Archive.[5] |
1923 | Reveille | Шаблон:Hs George Pearson | Socially significant World War I drama. Small segments believed to survive in private hands |
1923 | Woman to Woman | Шаблон:Hs Graham Cutts | Hitchcock as assistant director and uncredited screenwriter |
1924 | Lily of the Alley | Шаблон:Hs Henry Edwards | Experimental silent without use of intertitles |
1924 | Who Is the Man? | Шаблон:Hs Walter Summers | Screen debut of John Gielgud |
1926 | London | Шаблон:Hs Herbert Wilcox | Big-budget "Limehouse" picture starring Dorothy Gish |
1926 | Mademoiselle from Armentieres | Шаблон:Hs Maurice Elvey | Highest-grossing British film of 1926. A little under one third is known to survive in fragments |
1927 | Шаблон:Hs The Arcadians | Шаблон:Hs Victor Saville | Curiosity as to how a silent version was made of a popular stage musical |
1927 | Шаблон:Hs The Story of the Flag | Шаблон:Hs Anson Dyer | First full-length British animation |
1927 | Tip Toes | Шаблон:Hs Herbert Wilcox | Another Dorothy Gish vehicle, mauled by critics |
1929 | Шаблон:Hs The Crooked Billet | Шаблон:Hs Adrian Brunel | Starring Madeleine Carroll. May have been released in both silent and sound versions |
1930 | Lord Richard in the Pantry | Шаблон:Hs Walter Forde | |
1930 | School for Scandal | Шаблон:Hs Maurice Elvey | Only film shot in the abortive Raycol colour process. Only screened in black-and-white |
1930 | Too Many Crooks | Шаблон:Hs George King | British film debut of Laurence Olivier |
1931 | Deadlock | Шаблон:Hs George King | First British talkie to use a film set as its dramatic location. |
1931 | Hobson's Choice | Шаблон:Hs Thomas Bentley | Conflicting reports as to whether George Formby appeared in this film |
1931 | Lloyd of the C.I.D. | Шаблон:Hs Henry MacRae | 12-part sound serial, the only such ever made in Britain not targeted at a juvenile audience. Known to have been extant in 1977, but has since proved untraceable |
1932 | Castle Sinister | Шаблон:Hs Widgey R. Newman | Early British horror film, intriguing tagline "Mad doctor tries to put girl's brain into apeman's head" |
1932 | Men of Tomorrow | Шаблон:Hs Leontine Sagan | Screen debut of Robert Donat |
1933 | Counsel's Opinion | Шаблон:Hs Allan Dwan | Early Alexander Korda production |
1933 | Yes, Mr Brown | Шаблон:Hs Jack Buchanan | Buchanan's first starring and directing role |
1934 | Badger's Green | Шаблон:Hs Adrian Brunel | First production credit of Anthony Havelock-Allan |
1934 | Шаблон:Hs The Path of Glory | Шаблон:Hs Dallas Bower | Exceptionally sophisticated and polished quota quickie |
1934 | To Be a Lady | Шаблон:Hs George King | Sound film starring silent cinema star Chili Bouchier |
1935 | Murder at Monte Carlo | Шаблон:Hs Ralph Ince | Screen debut of Errol Flynn |
1935 | Шаблон:Hs The Price of a Song | Шаблон:Hs Michael Powell | One of Powell's most favourably reviewed quota quickies |
1935 | Шаблон:Hs The Public Life of Henry the Ninth | Шаблон:Hs Bernard Mainwaring | First-ever Hammer Films production |
1936 | Educated Evans | Шаблон:Hs William Beaudine | Considered the best of Max Miller's films |
1936 | Шаблон:Hs The Man Behind the Mask | Шаблон:Hs Michael Powell | Powell's last quota quickie. A print of the American release, titled Behind the Mask, has been found, but it is a cut version of the original UK film. |
1936 | Шаблон:Hs The Scarab Murder Case | Шаблон:Hs Michael Hankinson | The only Philo Vance film made in Britain |
1937 | Шаблон:Hs The Vulture | Шаблон:Hs Ralph Ince | Last film directed by Ince before his death in a road accident |
1938 | Шаблон:Hs The Viper | Шаблон:Hs Roy William Neill | Sequel to The Vulture |
1939 | Шаблон:Hs The Good Old Days | Шаблон:Hs Roy William Neill | The only Max Miller film with a period setting |
1939 | Murder Will Out | Шаблон:Hs Roy William Neill | Playing in cinemas at outbreak of World War II |
1940 | Dr. O'Dowd | Шаблон:Hs Herbert Mason | Irish-set drama, screen debut of Peggy Cummins. Enthusiastically reviewed in Ireland ("a film about Ireland with a difference...no animals in the living rooms of the homes.") |
1941 | This Man Is Dangerous | Шаблон:Hs Lawrence Huntington | The only missing James Mason film. Although it is said to have been shown on British television as recently as 1987, this is a false claim. Dubbed Italian copy traced.[6] |
1943 | Deadlock | Шаблон:Hs Ronald Haines | Convoluted thriller with John Slater in dual role as twins. It is now available on DVD.[2] |
1943 | It's in the Bag | Шаблон:Hs Herbert Mason | Popular Gert and Daisy slapstick comedy |
1944 | Kiss the Bride Goodbye | Шаблон:Hs Paul L. Stein | Pre-stardom Jean Simmons role. The Huntley Film Archives states that it has "the whole film".[7] |
1944 | Welcome, Mr. Washington | Шаблон:Hs Leslie S. Hiscott | American soldiers in an English village. Rediscovered c. 2015.[8] It was shown on the British TV channel Talking Pictures TV on 13 October 2020.[9] |
1945 | Flight from Folly | Шаблон:Hs Herbert Mason | First starring screen role of stage star Patricia Kirkwood |
1945 | For You Alone | Шаблон:Hs Geoffrey Faithfull | Lavish wartime melodrama, a huge box-office hit. A 16mm safety print appears in the UCLA Film and Television Archive's online search.[10] |
1945 | Шаблон:Hs The World Owes Me a Living | Шаблон:Hs Vernon Sewell | Lost film from a re-evaluated director. The Library of Congress possesses "nitrate material".[2] In 2020, the film was shown on Talking Pictures TV. |
1948 | Bless 'Em All | Шаблон:Hs Robert Jordan Hill | Army comedy-musical, screen debut of Max Bygraves. A 2½-minute trailer survives, while a cut-down version titled Be Kind Sergeant turned up on eBay.[2] |
1948 | But Not in Vain | Шаблон:Hs Edmond T. Gréville | Tense World War II drama by increasingly studied director |
1949 | Шаблон:Hs The Golden Madonna | Шаблон:Hs Ladislao Vajda | Location-shot in Italy, starring Phyllis Calvert |
1950 | Double Confession | Шаблон:Hs Ken Annakin | Peter Lorre's only non-Hitchcock British film. A DVD was released but is no longer available.[2] A 35mm print exists in an independent archive in the UK. |
1952 | Hammer the Toff | Шаблон:Hs Maclean Rogers | Two films based on the John Creasey character The Toff. Salute the Toff was released on DVD in November 2013 and Hammer the Toff in March 2016. |
1952 | Salute the Toff | ||
1953 | Small Town Story | Шаблон:Hs Montgomery Tully | Football thriller with appearances by Denis Compton and the Arsenal and Millwall football teams. Starring Donald Houston and Susan Shaw. Has now been found, restored and released on DVD.[11] |
1953 | Three Steps in the Dark | Шаблон:Hs Daniel Birt | Murder mystery starring Greta Gynt. It is in the collection of the National Film and Sound Archive in Australia.[2] |
1954 | Шаблон:Hs The Diamond | Шаблон:Hs Montgomery Tully | The first British 3D film. According to BFI, however, it was shown only once in 3D, on 13 September 2006 in Hollywood.[12] The first nearly five minutes can also be viewed on YouTube.[13] A complete version was shown on YouTube for several days in September 2017.[14] |
1957 | Alive on Saturday | Шаблон:Hs Alfred Travers | Stars Guy Middleton and Patricia Owens. 'The BFI's Stills, Posters and Design collections holds two stills.'[15] |
1957 | Second Fiddle | Шаблон:Hs Maurice Elvey | Elvey's last film, it is now available on DVD.[2] |
1962 | Crosstrap | Шаблон:Hs Robert Hartford-Davis | Directorial debut, reportedly with exceptionally graphic violence for its time. The BFI reported that a black and white negative print of the film was discovered in the early 2010s and digitally scanned. It is now available for screening on the BFI player website,[16] and has been shown several times on Talking Pictures TV. |
1963 | Farewell Performance | Шаблон:Hs Robert Tronson | Murder mystery set in the pop world, with performances from Joe Meek acts including The Tornados and Heinz |
1969 | Шаблон:Hs The Promise | Шаблон:Hs Michael Hayes | The first time Russian playwright Aleksei Arbuzov allowed any of his works to be filmed. Stars Ian McKellen. |
1971 | Nobody Ordered Love | Шаблон:Hs Robert Hartford-Davis | Following poor promotion and a critical panning, Hartford-Davis reportedly took back all prints and ordered them to be destroyed after his death. |
1972 | Шаблон:Hs The Cherry Picker | Шаблон:Hs Peter Curran | Mild sexploitation comedy with cast including Lulu, Spike Milligan, and Terry-Thomas. Believed to be still in private circulation via inferior quality bootleg copies, but original prints and negatives are missing. |
1983 | Where Is Parsifal? | Шаблон:Hs Henri Helman | Cast includes Orson Welles, Tony Curtis, and Peter Lawford. Shown at 1984 Cannes Film Festival but withdrawn before scheduled UK release. Never publicly available in UK or US, the original English-language sources are missing. Director Helman donated "his personal 35mm print, with French subtitles" to the British Film Institute.[2] |
See also
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 BFI 75 Most Wanted Шаблон:Webarchive BFI National Archive. Note: For references and further information for individual films, follow this link then click on the appropriate film name.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 2,7 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ Filmmuseum ontdekt meesterwerk. www.NOS.nl
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- ↑ [1] Шаблон:Webarchive. Retrieved 15 August 2020
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web