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| Ronald Lewis | |
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| Born | 11 December 1928 Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
| Died | 11 January 1982 (aged 53) Pimlico, London, UK |
| Cause of death | overdose |
| Years active | 1953–1978 |
Production[edit]Reception[edit]
The film was a financial success being the 5th most popular film at the British box office in 1960.[4] (Doctor in Love was even more popular.)
US rights were bought by Barney Balaban of Paramount. Thomas says Balaban paid the largest amount Rank had received for a picture until then.[6]
The film version was written by Robert Presnell Jnr, who set the story in 1943. Presnell was reportedly a front for Dalton Trumbo. The script was optioned by Albert C. Gannaway in 1958 who could not get finance.[3]
Betty Box became enthusiastic about the movie and wanted to make it. She took it to the Rank Organisation. Box says Rank did not want them to make the movie but allowed her because of the success of the Doctor in the House series. "They said, 'It's religion, it's nuns, it's wartime, who wants to know? Tell you what, make us another Doctor and you can do it!"[4] Box and Thomas made Doctor in Love (1960) as a pay off for Rank financing the movie.
The film was shot on location in Italy and at Pinewood Studios in London. Some filming took place at La Certosa di Galluso monastery near Florence.[5]
It is still quite cold in Florence and wet. At least this past Saturday there was a little bit of weak sunshine in between the rainy days as I made my way south of Florence towards Galluzzo. This small town on the outskirts of southern Florence is well-known for its “Certosa” which also gives its name to the “Firenze-Certosa” exit off the A1 road that passes really close by. Just imagine, though, that when this monastery was built in the early 13th century on a hill between two rivers, this was countryside and quite isolated from the city of Florence.
The monastery is open every morning and afternoon for a few hours (except for Mondays) forgroup visits in the company of a lay brother acting as guide. The monastery is still alive as a religious community, even if the original Carthusian order departed in the 1950s. The Cistercianorder has lived in the monastery since then, restoring many areas. The order opened the monastery to visits and accepts donations to help maintain their enclosed monastic life as well as the monastery itself.
TV Production[edit]
The film was originally a teleplay credited to Dale Pitt, a writer who was acting as a "front" for blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Adrian Scott.[1] This teleplay was set in 1946 and concerned nuns helping Jewish children to get to Palestine. It aired in 1956 as an episode of Goodyear Playhouse directed by Robert Mulligan.[2]
The film version was written by Robert Presnell Jnr, who set the story in 1943. Presnell was reportedly a front for Dalton Trumbo. The script was optioned by Albert C. Gannaway in 1958 who could not get finance.[3]
Betty Box became enthusiastic about the movie and wanted to make it. She took it to the Rank Organisation. Box says Rank did not want them to make the movie but allowed her because of the success of the Doctor in the House series. "They said, 'It's religion, it's nuns, it's wartime, who wants to know? Tell you what, make us another Doctor and you can do it!"[4] Box and Thomas made Doctor in Love (1960) as a pay off for Rank financing the movie.
The film was shot on location in Italy and at Pinewood Studios in London. Some filming took place at La Certosa di Galluso monastery near Florence.[5]
Picture Filmed in Italian Monastery Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 05 June 1960: G5.
The film version was written by Robert Presnell Jnr, who set the story in 1943. Presnell was reportedly a front for Dalton Trumbo. The script was optioned by Albert C. Gannaway in 1958 who could not get finance.[3]
Betty Box became enthusiastic about the movie and wanted to make it. She took it to the Rank Organisation. Box says Rank did not want them to make the movie but allowed her because of the success of the Doctor in the House series. "They said, 'It's religion, it's nuns, it's wartime, who wants to know? Tell you what, make us another Doctor and you can do it!"[4] Box and Thomas made Doctor in Love (1960) as a pay off for Rank financing the movie.
The film was shot on location in Italy and at Pinewood Studios in London. Some filming took place at La Certosa di Galluso monastery near Florence.[5]
| Conspiracy of Hearts | |
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Original British cinema poster
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| Directed by | Ralph Thomas |
| Produced by | Betty E. Box executive Earl St. John |
| Written by | Robert Presnell Jr. |
| Based on | "original material" by "Dale Pit" (Adrian Scott) |
| Starring | Lilli Palmer Sylvia Syms Yvonne Mitchell Ronald Lewis |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
Production
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| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors(UK) Paramount Pictures(USA) |
Release dates
| 1960 |
Running time
| 113 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Selected filmography[edit]
- Valley of Song (1953)
- The Square Ring (1953)
- The Beachcomber (1954)
- The Prisoner (1955)
- Storm Over the Nile (1955)
- Helen of Troy (1956)
- Sailor Beware! (1956)
- A Hill in Korea (1956)
- The Secret Place (1957)
- Robbery Under Arms (1957)
- The Wind Cannot Read (1958)
- Bachelor of Hearts (1958)
- Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)
- The Full Treatment (1960)
- Taste of Fear (1961)
- Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
- Twice Round the Daffodils (1962)
- Jigsaw (1962)
- Billy Budd (1962)
- Nurse on Wheels (1963)
- Siege of the Saxons (1963)
- The Brigand of Kandahar (1965)
- Friends (1971)
- Paul and Michelle (1974)
- Crown Court (1974–75) (TV series)
- Big Boy Now! (1976) (TV series)
- The XYY Man (1977) (TV series)
Sisters of Charity were the unsung heroes of WWII and saved the lives of many children.
LILI PALMER Partial filmography[edit]
Terry Russel4 weeks ago