Middle Course

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The Middle Course
"The Middle Course" (1961).jpg
Original British quad poster
Directed by Montgomery Tully
Written by Brian Clemens
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson)
Edited by Bill Lewthwaite
Music by Bill LeSage
Production
company
Distributed by United Artists Corporation (UK)
Release date
  • 1961 (1961)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Middle Course is a low budget 1961 British war film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Vincent Ball, Lisa Daniely and Peter Illing. [1] [2] It was written by Brian Clemens and produced by The Danzigers.

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Plot

During World War II, a Canadian pilot crash lands in a small French village occupied by German forces. The villagers find a useful ally in the young flyer, but the Germans become anxious to eliminate the force behind the strengthened local resistance.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Tinpot death-or-glory war film, peopled by theatrical characters spouting trite dialogue against unconvincing backgrounds." [3]

TV Guide called the film "a predictable type of war drama that went out of fashion in the US ten years before this was made, but probably will always be resurrected in a nation that suffered so much at the time." [4]

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References

  1. "Middle Course". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. "The Middle Course (1961)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  3. "Middle Course". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 28 (324): 115. 1 January 1961 via ProQuest.
  4. "The Middle Course". TVGuide.com.