I was a fan from early childhood of the sensitive universal or similar types of monster flicks poor misunderstood frankenstein monster, goodhearted king kong in love, sexy dracula defeatable only by a woman, sad ol limping. Attack on the iron coast and the 1958 film the twoheaded spy. Overview of the twoheaded spy, 1959, directed by andre detoth, with jack hawkins, gia scala, alexander knox, at turner classic movies. Newly christened michael caine and now in his early 20s, the actor usually appeared uncredited, often as policemen or soldiers. Lifeless spy yarn set during wwii with a british mole jack hawkins in the german army who has risen to the rank of general, is one of hitlers most trusted aides all the while passing on secrets to the allied forces. The two headed spy 1958jack hawkinsgia scalaeric schumanfelix aylmer.
Alvin kugelmass called britains twoheaded spy and is notable for having been scripted by blacklisted writers. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It also starred gia scala, erik schumann and alexander knox. His secret is discovered by his shop assistant archie fellowes kenneth griffith, a nasty, sniveling young scroat, who keeps blackmailing heiss until he goes to far. The films working title was a clock without a face and the script the work of blacklisted american writer michael wilson, who signed himself james odonnell.
It was the eleventh of fifteen in the columbia pictures series, and the last to star warren william as the lead character, a jewel thief turned private detective. He was nominated for an oscar and won a golden globe for his performance as woodrow wilson in the film wilson 1944. The twoheaded spy based on a reallife story, this pursues a fairly pedestrian beat but it builds its tension excellently and without too blatant use of the usual cloakanddagger methods. Geoffrey bayldon full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The twoheaded spy 1958 on dvdr picture quality b this movie is based on a true story as written in a. Pleasence was born in worksop, nottinghamshire, england. Dear sir, i have recently received the dvd the twoheaded spy and i am just sending you this email to say a very big thank you for a job well done. Jungle jim is a 26episode syndicated adventure television series which aired from 1955 till 1956, starring johnny weismuller, as jim jungle jim bradley, a. The twoheaded spy letterboxd social film discovery. Scala soon landed several remarkable roles in tip on a dead jockey 1957, the garment jungle 1957, and the tunnel of love 1958, which featured richard widmark and doris day.
The twoheaded spy 1958 this movie is based on a true story as written in a. The life and death of sir john falstaff tv episode 1959 the twoheaded spy 1958 women in love tv 1958. Trumbo left behind a huge amount of unfinished projects and scripts. The two headed spy1958jack hawkinsgia scalaeric schuman. During his career, pleasence was nominated for four tony awards. During world war i he served in the royal naval volunteer reserve and resumed his stage career after the war ended. Neil hallett was born on june 30, 1924 in brussels, belgium as john w.
The eagle has landed film enigma 2001 film escape in the desert. The film blends drama with a good whodunit, and throw in the camps production of hamlet as a ploy to enable a mass escape is an absolute joy. One of them was the dark angel 196262, based on the novel of mika waltari. After the filming of the two headed spy was complete, her father moved to taormina, sicily, where he retired from the importexport business. Kenneth griffith timeline featuring movies and other. The plot has greatly exaggerated the actual events of a. The twoheaded spy 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The complete michael caine filmography list challenges. British character actor felix aylmer was educated at oxford and later studied drama, making his stage debut at the london coliseum in 1911. Alex schottland jack hawkins is a career agent for england, having served during wwi.
The twoheaded spy 1958 in the midst of world war ii, an unusual revelation about gen. The twoheaded spy, poster, jack hawkins, gia scala, 1958. All resemblance to the film story ends there, and the text at the beginning comes across as yet another instance of selfcongratulatory film industry bs. The two headed spy1958jack hawkinsgia scalaeric schumanfelix aylmer. Donald pleasence simple english wikipedia, the free. The murder of a young woman in london exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area. He is assigned to nazi germany and rises to the rank of general as wwii breaks out.
With jack hawkins, gia scala, erik schumann, alexander knox. This wwii espionage drama is based on the true tale of a british spy, as told in the story by j. Acornbooksnh 9 followers pauboisver0 807 pauboisver0s feedback score is 807 100. Total number of members who have this title in their. For more ww2 movies placed in a historical context see list wwii films in chronological order tgl here. The twoheaded spy was a 1958 spy thriller, set in world war ii.
Donald henry pleasence obe october 5, 1919 february 2, 1995 was an english actor. Benhur 18nov 1959 quintus arrius the twoheaded spy 17nov1958 gideon of scotland yard 25mar1958 the bridge on the river kwai 18dec1957 maj. The twoheaded spy is a 1958 british spy thriller film directed by andre detoth and starring jack hawkins, gia scala, erik schumann and alexander knox. The film s working title was a clock without a face and the script the work of blacklisted american writer michael wilson, who signed himself james odonnell. Alex schottland jack hawkins is a career agent for england, having served during. Les yeux sans visage is a 1960 film cowritten and directed by georges franju and starring pierre brasseur and alida valli, based on the novel of the same name by jean redon. Murder mystery drama starring nigel patrick and yvonne mitchell. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the twoheaded spy near you. The film, which has elements of film noir and is set in the second world war, was based on a story by j. Alexander knox 16 january 1907 25 april 1995 was a canadian actor on stage, screen, and occasionally television. The two headed spy1958jack hawkinsgia scalaeric schumanfelix aylmer duration. His other films include the third key 1957, the camp on blood island 1958 and trouble in the sky 1961.
Sep 10, 2018 murder mystery drama starring nigel patrick and yvonne mitchell. Sapphire 1959 starring nigel patrick and yvonne mitchell. The twoheaded spy 1958 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Thanks to gerald lovell for helping identify some unknowns. Scotlands experiences, including the addition of a fictional love interest. Clock with a face 1958, great britain, working title other resources. His attack and celebration has been recorded by kenneth alwyn and the philharmonia on filmcd072. Apr 08, 2020 the pick of the day was formerly owned by actor daniel craig, known for his modern movie interpretation of the british spy. This movie is based on a true story as written in a. The twoheaded spy 25th november 1958 cinema 93 mins 1. A s ye olde lady ive become, still watching the occasional uberschlock, i have to try to put myself in the childlike frame of mind that first brought me to such films. Geoffrey bayldon list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
Pg parental guidance suggested, some material may not be suited for preteenagers. Warden fortune is a woman 12mar1957 decision against time 8jan1957 the third key jun1956 touch and go 3oct1955 land of the pharaohs 24jun1955 cheops. He entered films in 1930 and stayed in them for the next 40 years, specializing in elderly. Alex schottland jack hawkins, a prominent member of the third reichs inner circle, raises the eyebrows. Brasseurs character is a plastic surgeon who is determined to perform a face transplant on his daughter, who was disfigured in an auto crash. The quality of the dvd is really excellent including the artwork. Original color half sheet 22 x 28 for the classic 1958 columbia film. Gia scala celebrity profile check out the latest gia scala photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. See the full list of the twoheaded spy cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.