Impact (1963 film)

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Impact
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Directed by Peter Maxwell
Written byPeter Maxwell
Conrad Phillips
Produced byJohn I. Phillips
Ronald Liles
Starring Conrad Phillips
George Pastell
CinematographyGerald Moss
Edited byDavid Hawkins
Music by Johnny Gregory
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Impact is a 1963 British crime thriller directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Conrad Phillips and George Pastell. [1] It was produced by John I. Phillips and Ronald Liles for Butcher's Film Service.

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Plot

Seeking vengeance for newspaper articles written about him, crooked Soho nightclub owner "The Duke" kidnaps crime reporter Jack Moir and frames him for theft. While serving a two-year prison sentence Moir plots his revenge and, upon release, embarks on a scheme to clear his name.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A modest but adequately staged thriller, with a script which is neat enough, and keeps one nicely guessing for a time whether Charlie has turned traitor or not. If it all seems rather flat, it is probably due to the acting. George Pastell's villain, and Anita West's night-club-singer-moll, are persuasive in an orthodox way, but the rest of the cast is variable, with one or two performances which would scarcely do credit to a hard-pressed repertory company. And many a schoolboy will pounce on errors in railway detail." [2]

The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "Co-written by star Conrad Phillips and director Peter Maxwell, this was produced in a matter of days on a shoestring budget and contains no surprises as ace reporter Phillips is set up as a train robber by vengeful club boss George Pastell. Maxwell just about keeps what action there is ticking over, but he is fighting a losing battle with a cast that is substandard, even for a B-movie." [3]

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References

  1. "Impact". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. "Impact". Monthly Film Bulletin . 30 (348): 100. 1 January 1963.
  3. Radio Times Guide to Films (18th ed.). London: Immediate Media Company. 2017. p. 455. ISBN   9780992936440.