Knights & Emeralds

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Knights & Emeralds
Directed by Ian Emes
Written byIan Emes
Produced byRaymond Day
Susan Richards
StarringChristopher Wild
Beverly Hills
Warren Mitchell
Bill Leadbitter
Rachel Davies
Tracie Bennett
Cinematography Richard Greatrex
Edited byJohn Victor-Smith
Music by Colin Towns
Production
companies
Enigma Productions
Goldcrest Films
Distributed by Warner Bros. (through Columbia-Cannon-Warner Distributors)
Release date
  • 11 October 1986 (1986-10-11)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Knights & Emeralds is a 1986 British drama film written and directed by Ian Emes. The film stars Christopher Wild, Beverly Hills, Warren Mitchell, Bill Leadbitter, Rachel Davies and Tracie Bennett. The film was released by Warner Bros. on 11 October 1986. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

In Wolverhampton two rival marching bands compete, while the teens within them have rivalries of their own, some racial, some sexual..

Cast

Box office

Goldcrest Films invested £1,113,000 in the film and received £340,000, losing the company £773,000. [4]

Soundtrack

The Music from the Film – Knights & Emeralds
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released15 September 1986
Label 10 Records

The film's accompanying soundtrack, The Music from the Film – Knights & Emeralds, was released by 10 Records on 15 September 1986. [5]

  1. "Tell Me Tomorrow" – Princess
  2. "Strollin' On" – Maxi Priest
  3. "Life of Crime" – Eugenie Arrowsmith
  4. "Ready or Not" – Carroll Thompson
  5. "Tremblin'" – Mel Smith
  6. "We Won't Give In" – Slade
  7. "I'm the One Who Really Loves You" – Austin Howard
  8. "Wild Wild Party" – Slade
  9. "Something Special" – Stephen Duffy and Sandii
  10. "Modern Girl" – Rick Astley
  11. "Bubble (We Ah Go Bubble)" – Maxi Priest
  12. "Stand on the Word" – The Joubert Singers

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References

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  2. Eleanor Mannikka. "Knights and Emeralds (1985) - Ian Emes". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. "Knights & Emeralds (1986)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. Eberts, Jake; Illott, Terry (1990). My indecision is final. Faber and Faber. p. 657.
  5. "New Albums". Music Week . 13 September 1986. p. 26. ISSN   0265-1548.