During One Night

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During One Night
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Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Written bySidney J. Furie
Produced bySidney J. Furie
Starring
  • Don Borisenko
  • Susan Hampshire
Cinematography Norman Warwick
Edited by Antony Gibbs
Music by Bill McGuffie
Production
company
Galaworldfilm Production Ltd.
Distributed byGala Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • 1 December 1961 (1961-12-01)
Running time
84 minutes
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

During One Night (also known as Night of Passion) is a 1961 British drama film directed and written by Sidney J. Furie and starring Don Borisenko and Susan Hampshire (in her first film role). [1] It was Walton Studios' last production.[ citation needed ]

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Plot

David is a Captain in the American Airforce, based in the South of England during the Second World War. His co-pilot Mike is seriously injured during a mission and, rendered impotent by his injuries, commits suicide. David sets out on a night of potential passion, wishing to ensure that he does not die a virgin before his next and final flying mission the following day.

He goes with a prostitute, but cannot perform. He meets an attractive young woman at a dance, but when she takes him home her male accomplices mug him, stealing his money. He gets drunk in a country pub and meets the landlady's daughter Jean, who is kind and sympathetic to him. Hiding from the Military Police in a barn, their attempt at love-making fails.

Distraught, David attempts to get himself shot dead by the M.P.s, but the situation is defused by a Military Chaplain. David returns to the pub to say goodbye to Jean, and they consummate their love.

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Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This is a laboriously sincere little tale, outmoded in just about every conceivable way. ... Don Borisenko's imitation Brando performance would have seemed gratuitous five years ago; and the film's determination to eschew obvious sensationalism leads to the other extreme and the kind of grey, almost comatose tedium one associates with wartime propaganda tracts on sexual hygiene. And yet, despite crude handling and incoherent expression, the piece has undeniable innocence, integrity and – more important here – a grain of truth at the core. In this respect Susan Hampshire's simple account of Jean, the girl willing to give herself to the frightened boy if it will help him solve his problems, is of great assistance." [2]

Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture ... contains one torrid scene in a whore's bedroom, but once David and Jean meet, the seamy and the sensational are discarded and significant drama emerges. Don Borisenko wins much sympathy as David, a youth obsessed by the thought that he might die in battle before he has established his manhood, Susan Hampshire touches the heart as Jean, the girl willing to sacrifice her honour so that David's problem can be solved, and Sean Sullivan registers as the broadminded Major. ... The director handles the early situations a little crudely, but tackles subsequent ones with integrity and showmanship" [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "During One Night". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "During One Night". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 28 (324): 47. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.
  3. ↑ "During One Night". Kine Weekly . 526 (2788): 10. 9 March 1961 – via ProQuest.
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