Spring and Port Wine
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| Spring and Port Wine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Hammond |
| Produced by | Michael Medwin |
| Written by | Bill Naughton |
| Starring | James Mason Diana Coupland |
| Music by | Douglas Gamley |
| Release date(s) | 1970 |
| Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | U.K. |
| Language | English |
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Spring and Port Wine is a 1967 stage play by Bill Naughton. It became a film in 1970.
The story is set in the Northern England town of Bolton, and concerns the Crompton family, and in particular the father, Rafe Crompton, and his attempts to assert his authority in the household as his children grow up.
In the film, Rafe was played by James Mason, and Diana Coupland played his wife, Daisy. Susan George, Rodney Bewes, Hannah Gordon and Len Jones played the children. It was directed by Peter Hammond and produced by Michael Medwin. Naughton himself provided the adaptation, and it was filmed on location in Bolton and at Lee International Studios in Wembley, London. Music was by Douglas Gamley.
