Alberto Cavalcanti

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Went The Day Well? review by DavidNotts from Nottingham

See it for what it is 31 July 2008
... The film is based upon a story by Graham Greene and directed by the Italian, Alberto Cavalcanti. ... Read customer review

Dead of Night review by Midnightcheeseandbiscuits from

You don't know what Hugo's capable of... 27 April 2011
...butors) but this is still wonderful stuff. The famed dummy sequence directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and featuring a young Michael Redgrave is the pièce de résistance; it’s quite s... Read customer review

The Monster of Highgate Ponds (1961)
Starring: Roy Vicente, Rachel Clay, Michael Wade
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
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In this children's fantasy, a group of British kids befriend a strange monster after it hatches from an odd Malaysian egg. Much of their time is then spent keeping the creature from the exploitative clutches of a greedy circus manager. Eventually, the monster decides to go back to its native island ..read more »

30% from 6 members
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Nicholas Nickleby on DVD (1947)
Starring: Athene Seyler, Jill Balcon, Alfred Drayton
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
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The classic Charles Dicken's tale of 'Nicholas Nickleby,' a man who is deprived of his inheritance and travels to seek his fortune with a group of gypsies.

56% from 218 members

They Made Me A Fugitive on DVD (1947)
Starring: Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones, Sally Gray
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
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When ex-RAF officer turned petty crook Clem (Trevor Howard) is fitted up for murder by villainous spiv Narcy, only the love and loyalty of Sally (Sally Gray) stands between him and certain death - but whose certain death? At last, it is time to relish the finest British noir you've never seen. Part ..read more »

72% from 169 members

The Life And Adventures Nicholas Nickleby on DVD (1946)
Starring: Derek Bond, Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Holloway
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
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Based on Charles Dickens’ novel and directed by Ealing stalwart Alberto Cavalcanti conjures up a triumphantly atmospheric adaptation of the literary classic featuring great performances from Cedric Hardwicke and Derek Bond, who went on to star in several other Ealing classics.

47% from 11 members

Dead of Night on DVD (1945)
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dear
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Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales....

73% from 1,612 member

Champagne Charlie on DVD (1944)
Starring: Tommy Trinder, Dave Willis, Stanley Holloway
Director: Norman Lee, Alberto Cavalcanti, Walter Forde
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The story of a 19th century English music hall (vaudeville) performer and life behind the scenes.

57% from 290 members

Went The Day Well? - Blu-ray (1942)
Starring: Leslie Banks, C.V. France, Valerie Taylor
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
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WENT THE DAY WELL is a solidly constructed wartime melodrama. Actually, the film covers 72 hours in the life of the small British village of Bramley Green, which serves as the focal point for an attempted German invasion. Immediately upon parachuting in the community, vicious Nazi officer Ortier (..read more »

77% from 98 members

Went The Day Well? on DVD (1942)
Starring: Leslie Banks, C.V. France, Valerie Taylor
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
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On the Whitsun weekend of 1942 in the idyllic village of Bramley End, German paratroopers disguised as sappers attempt to set up equipment to disrupt Britain's radar defences yet haven't counted on the indomitable spirit of the English villagers! Directed by the Italian director Alberto Cavalcanti ..read more »

73% from 1,590 member

Went The Day Well? - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Went The Day Well? - 3.5 stars
Dead of Night - 3.5 stars
They Made Me A Fugitive - 3.5 stars
Champagne Charlie - 3.0 stars

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