Hell is Empty is a 1967 British crime film.[1] It began filming in 1965 under the direction of Bernard Knowles. Filming was suspended and later resumed by John Ainsworth after Martine Carol's death.[2] It also starred Anthony Steel, Shirley Anne Field and James Robertson Justice.
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Directed by | John Ainsworth Bernard Knowles |
Screenplay by | John Ainsworth |
Based on | a screenplay by Bernard Knowles & George Fowler; and the novel Hell Is Empty by J.F. Straker (1958) |
Produced by | Michael Eland |
Starring | Anthony Steel Shirley Anne Field James Robertson Justice Jess Conrad Martine Carol |
Cinematography | Sasa Hunka Jan Stallich |
Edited by | Jim Connock |
Music by | Georges Garvarentz |
Production company | Dominion Films |
Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date | December 1967 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
On the run from the police, thieves stumble upon an abandoned mansion on a deserted island.[3]
The film was made by a new company, Absorbing Films, which had been set up by Michael Eaton-Eland, a prominent London figure, who wanted to move into filmmaking. Filming started in December 1965 on the isle of Capri. It was Martine Carol's first movie in three years.[4] It was one of a number of films Steel made in Europe.[5]
The film was shot in Italy and Yugoslavia. However several of the actors and technicians claimed they had not been paid. Filming came to a halt. Carole married Eaton-Eland in June 1966, at which stage the film had not been completed.[6]
Carol died of a heart attack in February 1967.[7] Production resumed under another director.
The Monthly Film Bulletin criticised its "nonsensical story".[8]
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