Headline Hunters (1968 film)

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Headline Hunters
Headline Hunters film Opening titles (1968).png
Opening titles
Directed byJonathan Ingrams
Written by
Story byGeoffrey Bond
Produced by Frank Godwin
Starring
CinematographyMark Mcdonald
Edited byRichard Mason
Music by Harry Robinson
Production
company
Ansus Films
Distributed by Children's Film Foundation (UK)
Release date
  • September 1968 (1968-09)(UK)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Headline Hunters is a 1968 British children's drama film directed by Jonathan Ingrams and starring Leonard Brockwell, Susan Payne, Stephen Garlick, Bill Owen, David Lodge and Frank Williams. [1] [2] [3] It was distributed by the Children's Film Foundation.

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Plot

A bunch of kids help run the local newspaper after their father becomes ill. In the process they foil a robbery at a local factory.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A crisp, clear, unpretentious and oddly touching little film. It has all the right ingredients for a children's film – an exciting but not too implausible story, experienced and reliable adult players, a minimum of dialogue and, above all, a director with a narrative flair and a rare gift for evoking natural responses from child actors. There is a splendid suspense sequence at the climax, plenty of casual humour, and even a touch of visual poetry." [4]

TV Guide noted "Definitely for the younger viewer." [5]

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References

  1. "Headline Hunters". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. "Headline Hunters (1968)". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019.
  3. "Headline Hunters (1968) - Jonathan Ingrams | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  4. "Headline Hunters". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 35 (408): 180. 1 January 1968 via ProQuest.
  5. "Headline Hunters | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.