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Privilege (1967)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1966
Running Times: 103 mins
Length: 9270 ft
Format: Technicolor 35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: World Film Services Ltd / Memorial Enterprises
Producer: John Heyman
Associate Producer: Timothy Burrill
SCRIPT
Script: Norman Bogner
Additional Scenes and Dialogue: Peter
Watkins
Novel: John Speight
DIRECTION
Director: Peter Watkins
Assistant Director: Scott Wodehouse
3rd Assistant Director: Tony Kovacs (uncredited)
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Peter Suschitzky
Camera Operator: Jimmy Turrell
Follow Focus: Colin Corby
Stills: Patrick Ward & Duffy
EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: John Trumper
MUSIC
Music: Mike Leander
Songs: Mike Leander, Mark London
SOUND
Sound: Iain Bruce
Boom Operator: Kevin Gurry
Dubbing Mixer: Ken
Scrivener
Dubbing Editor: Roy Taylor
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Jill Carpenter
Hair: Daphne Vollmer
Costume Designer: Vanessa Clarke
Wardrobe Supervisor: Barbara Gillett
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Bill Brodie
MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Valerie
Booth
LOCATIONS
Location Manager: David Griffith
DIGITAL RESTORATION
Digital Restoration: Cinesite (uncredited)
Digital Restoration Producer: Scott Dougherty (uncredited)
Digital Restoration Supervisor: Jerry Pooler (uncredited)
Digital Restoration Coordinator: Tiffany Smith (uncredited)
STUNTS
Action Sequences: Derek Ware
CASTING
Casting Director: Miriam Brickman
CAST
Paul Jones (Steven Shorter)
Jean Shrimpton (Vanessa Ritchie)
Mark London (Alvin Kirsch)
William Job (Andrew Butler)
Max Bacon (Julie Jordan)
Jeremy Child (Martin Crossley)
James Cossins (Professor Tatham)
Frederick Danner (Marcus Hooper)
Victor Henry (Freddie K)
Arthur Pentelow (Leo Stanley)
Steve Kirby (Squit)
Malcolm Rogers (Reverend Tate)
Doreen Mantle (Miss Crawford)
Michael Graham (Timothy Arbutt)
Michael Barrington (Bishop of Essey)
Edwin Finn (Bishop of Cornwall)
John Gill (Bishop of Surrey)
Norman Pitt (Bishop of Hersham)
Alba (Bishop of Rutland)
George Bean Group (The Runner Beans)
Michael Medwin (TV sponsor (uncredited))
SUMMARY
In a near future Britain, pop star Steve Shorter
is so phenomenally successful that he is manipulated by advertisers,
governments and managers into becoming the ultimate advertising gimmick,
used to sell just about commodity imaginable. The church wants Shorter
to convince the youth of the nation to turn to God, but he's met a rebellious
young artist who is starting to convince Shorter that he has a will
of his own...
AVAILABILITY
UK
Theatrical Distributor: Rank
USA
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures / Universal Pictures
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-16
Sweden
Rating: 15
UK
Rating: A
TIMELINE
1966
August
Day Unknown - production begins
1967
April
18: UK - press screening at the Warner Theatre, London
20: UK - trade show in London
September
4: Sweden - theatrical release
1968
March
8: Finland - theatrical release
1975
May
11: UK - television broadcast
2003
August
25: UK - shown at the National Film Theatre as part of the Cool World
season
POSTER TAGS
Behind the screams and headlines are the manipulators...
the puppet masters who pull the strings and make the pop scene work.
This is the story of Steve - pop singer extraordinary who dared to say
"I won't conform."
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Privilegio - Spanish title
Tänään huipulla... - Finnish title
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
The Daily Cinema no.9358 (21 April 1967)
p.6 (UK)
review (by Margaret Hinxman)
The Film Daily vol.131 no.21 (2 August
1967) p.7 (USA)
review (by Mandel Herbstman)
Le Film Francais no.1203 (14 July 1967)
p.10 (France)
article
Films and Filming vol.13 mo.9 (June 1967)
p.27 (UK)
review (by Robin Bean)
Kine Weekly no.3107 (29 April 1967) p.10
(UK)
review (by Graham Clarke)
The Listener vol.115 no.2945 (30 January
1986) p.29
review
Literature / Film Quarterly vol.11 no.4
(October 1983) pp.237-248 (USA)
article (The Fear of Commitment by Peter Watkins)
London Life 3 September 1966 p.20 (UK)
review
Monthly Film Bulletin vol.34 no.401 (June
1967) p.90 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review (by P.J.S.)
Sight and Sound vol.3 no.5 (May 1993) p.18
(UK)
illustrated article (Paul Jones on Privilege by Paul Jones)
Variety 10 May 1967 (USA)
credits, review (by Rich)
OTHER SOURCES
British National Film Catalogue vol.5 (June
1968)
credits
National Film Theatre programme August
2003 p.27 (UK)
note
KEYWORDS
book into film, pop stars, musicians, music, rock
music, advertising, media manipulation, religion, artists
Last Updated:
15 October, 2008
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