The Boy Who Turned Yellow
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| The Boy Who Turned Yellow | |
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 The Boy Who Turned Yellow video cover |
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| Directed by | Michael Powell |
| Produced by | Emeric Pressburger, Drummond Challis |
| Written by | Emeric Pressburger |
| Starring | Mark Dightam, Robert Eddison, Helen Weir, Brian Worth |
| Music by | Patrick Gowers, David Vorhaus |
| Distributed by | Rank |
| Release date(s) | 1972 |
| Running time | 55 mins |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972) is the last film collaboration by the British filmmakers Powell & Pressburger, made for the Children's Film Foundation.
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[edit] Story
John (Mark Dightam) is a bit of a day-dreamer, always drifting off during his lessons.
He is sent home for not paying attention during a lesson on electricity. But on the tube on the way home suddenly the train and everyone in it turns yellow. The doctor (Esmond Knight) declares that it's harmless and should wear off soon but that evening John hears noises from his television set and meets Nic (short for Electronic) (Robert Eddison). A strange adventure ensues which involves pet mice and John's threatened execution at the Tower of London.
Or was it all a dream?
[edit] Production
This strange little (55 min) film was the last film made by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. They also brought in some of their old colleagues from 'The Archers like cinematographer Christopher Challis and actor Esmond Knight.
[edit] Awards
The film won a "Chiffy" award from the Children's Film Foundation. The "Chiffy" award was voted for by the children themselves.
[edit] External links
- The Boy Who Turned Yellow at the Internet Movie Database
- The Boy Who Turned Yellow at the BFI's Screenonline. Full synopsis and film stills (and clips viewable from UK libraries).
- Reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages
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Powell and Pressburger The films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger |
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| 1930s | The Spy in Black | The Lion Has Wings |
| 1940s | Contraband | An Airman's Letter to His Mother | Forty-Ninth Parallel | One of Our Aircraft is Missing | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | The Volunteer | A Canterbury Tale | I Know Where I'm Going! | A Matter of Life and Death | Black Narcissus | The Red Shoes | The Small Back Room |
| 1950s | The Elusive Pimpernel | Gone to Earth | The Tales of Hoffmann | Oh... Rosalinda!! | The Battle of the River Plate | Ill Met by Moonlight |
| 1960s | Peeping Tom (not Pressburger) | They're a Weird Mob | Age of Consent |
| 1970s | The Boy Who Turned Yellow |
