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| Some May Live | |
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| Directed by | Vernon Sewell |
| Screenplay by | David T. Chantler |
| Produced by | Clive Sharp Peter Snell |
| Starring | Joseph Cotten Martha Hyer Peter Cushing |
| Cinematography | Ray Parslow Ray Sturgess |
| Edited by | Gordon Pilkington |
| Music by | Cyril Ornadel |
Production companies | Foundation Pictures Krasne Entertainments |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Some May Live ( also known as In Saigon Some May Live) is a 1967 British war film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Peter Cushing, Joseph Cotten and Martha Hyer.[1] It was shot at Twickenham Studios.
Plot
[edit]During the Vietnam War, a security leak in Saigon has to be plugged, when American decoder Kate Meredith is faced with the dilemma of her husband pressuring her to give him information.
Cast
[edit]- Peter Cushing as John Meredith
- Joseph Cotten as Colonel Woodward
- Martha Hyer as Kate Meredith
- John Ronane as Captain Elliott Thomas
- David Spenser as Inspector Sung
- Alec Mango as Ducrai
- Walter Brown as Major Matthews
- Kim Smith as Allan Meredith
- Burnell Tucker as Lawrence
- Carol Cleveland as minor role
Critical reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A contrived melodrama made all the more unconvincing by mediocre performances. Martha Hyer in particular is unequal to the demands of her part. Vernon Sewell's direction is quite without style."[2]
Leonard Maltin gave the film two stars, calling it an "Unexciting suspenser."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Some May Live". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Some May Live". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 34 (396): 192. 1 January 1967. ProQuest 1305838453 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2 September 2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9780698183612 – via Google Books.
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