ALL NIGHT LONG 1961 Jazz Noir on RetroPlex 9/28
Posted: September 27th, 2007, 9:37 pm
Here's a heads up for those interested in catching one of the most unique films of the 1960s: the stunning and startling ALL NIGHT LONG, a 1961 British film noir airing tomorrow (Friday, September 28) on the Retroplex Channel.
ALL NIGHT LONG, directed by Basil Dearden (VICTIM) and starring PATRICK McGOOHAN ("The Prisoner"), Richard Attenborough, Marti Stevens, Betsy Blair and Keith Mitchell is a contemporary updating of Shakespeare's OTHELLO, set in the ultra-mod world of jazz musicians and marijuana. A prominent black musician, married to a white woman, is bedevilled by a caustic drummer (McGoohan in the "Iago" role) bent on destroying their marriage by insinuation and innuendo, paving the way for tragic consequences. The performances are uniformly brilliant and the entire mood of the piece is driven by the on-screen performances of jazz giants Dave Brubeck, Johnny Dankworth and Charles Mingus.
If you've never seen this unforgettable gem, make a point of checking the times (I believe they're airing it a couple of times on Friday) and grab this one. Fans of psychological noir and excellent jazz will be amply rewarded.
Here's the trailer:
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ALL NIGHT LONG, directed by Basil Dearden (VICTIM) and starring PATRICK McGOOHAN ("The Prisoner"), Richard Attenborough, Marti Stevens, Betsy Blair and Keith Mitchell is a contemporary updating of Shakespeare's OTHELLO, set in the ultra-mod world of jazz musicians and marijuana. A prominent black musician, married to a white woman, is bedevilled by a caustic drummer (McGoohan in the "Iago" role) bent on destroying their marriage by insinuation and innuendo, paving the way for tragic consequences. The performances are uniformly brilliant and the entire mood of the piece is driven by the on-screen performances of jazz giants Dave Brubeck, Johnny Dankworth and Charles Mingus.
If you've never seen this unforgettable gem, make a point of checking the times (I believe they're airing it a couple of times on Friday) and grab this one. Fans of psychological noir and excellent jazz will be amply rewarded.
Here's the trailer:
[youtube][/youtube]