Spaceways
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Produced by | Michael Carreras |
| Written by |
Paul Tabori Richard Landau |
| Based on | radio play by Charles Eric Maine |
| Starring |
Howard Duff Eva Bartok |
| Music by | Ivor Slaney |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Wyer |
| Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Lippert Pictures (USA) Exclusive Films (UK) |
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Running time | 76 mins |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Spaceways is a 1953 British-American, black and white, science fiction film co-produced by Hammer Film Productions Ltd. and Lippert Productions Inc.. Spaceways, directed by Terence Fisher, was filmed entirely in England by the Hammer company, with Michael Carreras as producer-of-record and American Robert L. Lippert as uncredited co-producer, from a screenplay by Paul Tabori and Richard Landau based on a radio play by Charles Eric Maine.
The film stars Howard Duff and Eva Bartok, with Alan Wheatley. Spaceways was distributed in the UK by Exclusive Films Ltd. and in the United States by Lippert Pictures Inc.
Plot
The plot deals with the first manned spaceflight (piloted co-ed by Duff and Bartok) against the backdrop of Duff's character's failing marriage, his wife's infidelity and murder (of which Duff is suspected), and his budding romance with Bartok, who plays a renowned mathematician working on the space project.
Cast
- Howard Duff as Dr. Stephen Mitchell
- Eva Bartok as Dr. Lisa Frank
- Alan Wheatley as Dr. Smith
- Philip Leaver as Professor Koepler
- Michael Medwin as Dr. Toby Andrews
- Andrew Osborn as Dr. Philip Crenshaw
- Cecile Chevreau as Vanessa Mitchell
- Anthony Ireland as General Hayes
- Hugh Moxey as Colonel Alfred Daniels
- David Horne as Minister
Production
Principal photography on Spaceways took place at Ray Studios, Windsor, England from mid-November 1952 to early January 1953.[1] Some of the special effects shots of the rocket taking off in Spaceways were taken from Rocketship X-M.[2]
Reception
Spaceways was not well received by critics, and its poor production values soon relegated the film to the bottom of theater playbills and drive-ins, mainly as fill-in fodder. Film reviewer Glenn Erickson, writing in DVD Davant, noted: "The disappointment of Spaceways is finding out that it is really a lukewarm murder mystery in a science fiction setting".[2]
References
Notes
- ↑ "Original print information: Spaceways." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: 9 January 2015.
- 1 2 Erickson, Glenn. "Spaceways." DVD Svant, 30 November 2000. Retrieved: 9 January 2015.
Bibliography
Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies: American Science Fiction Films of the Fifties, 21st Century Edition. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2009, (First Edition 1982). ISBN 0-89950-032-3.
External links
- Spaceways at the TCM Movie Database
- Spaceways at the Internet Movie Database
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