The Secret of the Forest

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The Secret of the Forest
Directed by Darcy Conyers [1]
Written byDarcy Conyers
George Ewart Evans
Gerard Bryant
Produced by Anthony Gilkison [1]
Starring Kit Terrington
Jacqueline Cox
Cinematography Sydney Samuelson
Edited by John Reeve
Music by DeWolfe [1]
Production
company
Distributed by British Lion Film Corporation
Children's Film Foundation
Release date
March 1956
Running time
61 minutes [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Secret of the Forest was the first film directed by Darcy Conyers. It was produced by Ryant Pictures for the Children's Film Foundation (CFF). The storyline was developed by George Ewart Evans following a formula already developed by the CFF. [2]

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Locations

The film was inspired by the late 1930s archaeological discovery of Sutton Hoo. [3] The film was made on location in Suffolk including scenes in Ipswich Museum, Rendlesham Forest and on the Deben River. [4]

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References

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