The Fur Collar

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The Fur Collar
Directed by Lawrence Huntington
Written byLawrence Huntington
Produced byLawrence Huntington
Starring John Bentley
Martin Benson
Philip Friend
CinematographyS.D. Onions
Edited by Peter Weatherley
Music by John Fox
Production
company
Albatross
Distributed by J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • December 1962 (1962-12)(UK)
Running time
71 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Fur Collar is a 1962 British second feature [1] thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring John Bentley, Martin Benson and Philip Friend. [2]

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Plot

A man wearing a fur-collared coat is shot on his arrival in Paris. A British journalist is convinced that he was intended victim, as he also wears a fur-collar, and has made dangerous enemies by an exposé.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A soporific thriller which wearily plods its way to a conventional unconvincing 'surprise' finish. The acting is as half-hearted as the story." [3]

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References

  1. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 148. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. "The Fur Collar". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. "The Fur Collar". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 30 (348): 85. 1 January 1963 via ProQuest.