Oakhurst Productions

Oakhurst Productions was a production company formed by actor Stanley Baker in the late 1960s which produced a number of films, notably The Italian Job (1969).^[1] Their first film, Robbery (1967), was made in association with Embassy Pictures but the next five were made with Paramount Pictures. Oakhurst owned a building along the Thames River which was later sold as part of Baker and Deeley's take over of British Lion.^[2]

Among their unmade projects were:

• an adaptation of the novel Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser to be directed by Richard Lester;
• Summer Fires directed by Peter Hall.^[3]
• Everyman's Brother from a novel by Norman Lewis^[4]

Credits

• Robbery (1967)
• The Other People (1969)
• Where's Jack? (1969)
• The Italian Job (1969)
• Colosseum and Juicy Lucy (1970)
• Perfect Friday (1970)

References

1. Stanley Baker Biography at BBC Wales 17 August 2009 accessed 20 May 2012
2. Alexander Walker, National Heroes, Harrap, 1985 p 118-127
3. Mary Blume, 'Stanley Baker Likes to Act', Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 14 Aug 1971: a8.
4. Tisha Sterling in Space Film Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 08 July 1968: f15.

External links

• Oakhurst Productions at IMDB