Farewell Performance

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Farewell Performance
Directed by Robert Tronson
Written byAileen Burke
Leone Stuart
Produced by Jim O'Connolly
Starring David Kernan
Frederick Jaeger
Delphi Lawrence
Music by Joe Meek
Production
company
Sevenay Productions
Distributed by J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Release date
  • December 1963 (1963-12)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Farewell Performance is a 1963 British crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring David Kernan, Frederick Jaeger and Delphi Lawrence. [1] It is considered a lost film and is on the BFI National Archive's 75 Most Wanted List of missing films. [2] It features musical interludes from Joe Meek acts like The Tornados and Heinz.

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Plot

After a pop singer is murdered, the police have to figure out which of his many enemies is responsible.

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References

  1. "Farewell Performance". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  2. "Farewell Performance / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.