A young polish seaman walks eagerly through tiger bay to visit anya, the woman he wishes to marry. A twelveyearold tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation. One response to tiger bay 1959 david csontos, on january th, 2008 at 7. Buchholtz and her father a veteran actor of considerable talent also give fine performances, but tiger bay is clearly hayley mills film, and deservedly so. Winner of the wtf award at alternatease and the huh. May 25, 2018 a young polish seaman walks eagerly through tiger bay to visit anya, the woman he wishes to marry. It is easy to see why walt disney was struck with her talent, and placed her under contract.
Tiger bay is a 1959 british crime drama film set in the eponymous district of cardiff. A sevenyearold girl witnesses a murder in cardiffs tiger bay, and befriends the polish sailor who committed it. Twelveyearold hayley mills made her film starring debut in the locationfilmed melodrama tiger bay. Tiger bay year 1959 formats cinema, dvd distributors video collection international,rank film dists ltd,parkfield publishing,missing in action,carlton visual entertainment classified dates 23042004 main language english bbfc reference azf0676. With its location shooting and scenes of port city street culture, tiger bay presaged the cinema of the british new wave, while hayley mills starring performance won the 12 yearold a special prize at the berlin film festival and launched her. Tiger bay offers a smidgen more in the way of special features, so thats the. Though possessing these strengths, tiger bay is an incredibly flawed film that goes too far in humanizing.
Mills, hayley that is in her first screen role, completely steals the movie, from more seasoned film veterans. Lee thompson, 1959 is more romantic and dramatic than realistic, more traditional than the uncompromising, radical departure of the films of the british new wave. Les yeux du temoin 1959 film complet en francais film. Tiger bay is a british film starring anna may wong. Lee thompson, 1959 original trailer from picture palace movie posters on vimeo. Tiger bay is a 1959 british crime drama film based on the short story rodolphe et le revolver by noel calef directed by j.
Tiger bay 1959 cardiff has featured in disappointingly few feature films. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Tiger bay is a 1959 british crime drama film based on the short story rodolphe et le revolver by noel calef. A polish sailor and a young welsh tomboy become unlikely allies after she witnesses him commit a crime of passion in the docklands area of cardiff. The star was young hayley mills who captured the hearts of cinemagoers with parts in several popular films which followed. One of the best ever juvenile performances by hayley mills. Lee thompson on allmovie twelveyearold hayley mills made her film. Le film prisoner of the volga 1959 vostfr film complet. Tiger bay 1959 british board of film classification.
This may not sound promising but the film wins sympathy from the start and it offers a memorable debut by actor. It is a tense and thrilling film, one that shines a light on the daytoday life of those living in these small, lowincome communities while also delivering suspenseful moments as the killer and cop come closer to colliding. It may be hard to find, but it is more than worth the search. Among his many films, including a number of charles bronson movies, are yield to the night, ice cold in alex, north west frontier, the original cape fear, tiger bay, the guns of navarone, what a way to go. Horst buchholz plays a polish sailor who, while docked in cardiff, jealously murders his ex. A cargo ship docks and bronik is paid off and cheerfully debarks. Tiger bay 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We still await the classic film using the revamped bay as location, but the citys docks area at least furnished the. A seaman kills his twotiming girlfriend in a fit of jealousy, but is witnessed in the act by a young girl. The film employs skilful blackandwhite cinematography by eric cross, including actual shots of cardiff bay and giving a real impression that tiger bay was filmed beyond studio walls. Lee thompson, based on the short story rodolphe et le revolver by noel calef and starring john mills, his daughter hayley mills of later pollyanna fame and horst buchholz who is appearing in his first englishlanguage role.
Tiger bay is a 1959 british crime drama film based on the short story rodolphe et le revolver by noel calef directed. Polish seaman korchinsky horst buchholz shoots his girlfriend dead in a fit of jealous rage. In the plot section, she appears from nowhere, and in the version ive just watched broneck gets paid, disembarks past the transporter bridge, then passes through tiger bay s multicultural society, stows his bag in a cupboard beside the room that he pays for, and disturbs a partdressed woman in the room. Tiger bay not rated 1h 45min crime, drama, thriller 14 december 1959 usa a twelveyearold tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation. For more classic movies and clips, subscribe to retrospect. Veteran british director frequently in hollywood, usually with stories featuring an adventure or thriller slant. Tiger bay was a classic gritty thriller set in the cosmopolitan south wales city of cardiff. Gillie witnesses korchinsky murdering anya tiger bay. The police begin investigating the case, asking gillie a series of questions, but at. Tiger bay 1959 plot summary 3 a twelveyearold tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation. Historic pictures of how it used to look todays cosmopolitan cardiff bay is a world away from the tiger bay of old as these fabulous black and white pictures show share. Horst buchholz plays a polish sailor who, while docked in cardiff, jealously murders his. Aug 30, 2017 les yeux du temoin 1959 film complet en francais a 20170830t00. Tiger bay is a beautiful crafted film with a stirring soundtrack from laurie johnson who went on to pen the theme music to tvs the avengers.
He makes his way to his old apartment, expecting to find his girlfriend, anya. The uk moved into widescreen quickly as the link in brents post to the htf aspect ratio documentation thread explains. Her performance earned her a special award at the 1959 berlin film festival and a contract offer from walt disney studios. Tiger bay 1959, a british film starring john and hayley mills, includes many scenes shot in the docks area and at newport transporter bridge music. Lee thompson, produced by john hawkesworth, and cowritten by john hawkesworth and shelley smith pseudonym of nancy hermione bodington. It stars john mills as a police superintendent investigating a murder. Mills plays gillie, a lonely girl who witnesses a crime committed by polish sailor horst buchholz. He kidnaps her for fear shell turn him in, but oddly the two strike up a friendship until a detective comes snooping around, using the girl as bait to catch the killer before his ship sails off. The murder is witnessed by 12yearold gillie hayley mills, who steals the gun in order in order to impress her friends. Tiger bay is a 1959 film starring john mills, horst buchholz, hayley mills a polish seaman in cardiff kills his faithless girlfriend and kidnaps a child, who proves more than a match for him. Lee thompson in 1959 and starring hayley mills, horst buchholz and john mills, with music by laurie johnson. On her album the performance 2009, shirley bassey sings the semiautobiographical the girl from tiger bay, written by the manic street. Mar 10, 2017 prisoner of the volga 1959 film complet. Mar 08, 2016 voir film tiger eyes en streaming vf, film tiger eyes gratuitement, telecharger film tiger eyes en entier, regarder film tiger eyes en francais.
Lee thompson, le film complet les yeux du temoin long metrage avec original streaming en anglais, a ete produit en royaumeuni et est apparu dans les cinemas francais en 1959. Tiger bay dvd region 1 hayley mills, alan bates santa flix. Tiger bay 1959 roughandtumble street urchin gillie hayley mills witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting polish sailor korchinsky horst buchholz. Pitting a cgi tiger against one of koreas most respected stars choi minsik, this third film from new world 20 director park hoonjung adds a. May 25, 2010 tiger bay 1959 cardiff has featured in disappointingly few feature films. Historic pictures of how it used to look todays cosmopolitan cardiff bay is a world away from the tiger bay of old as these fabulous black.