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Penny Gold is a 1973 British drama film directed by Jack Cardiff and starring James Booth, Francesca Annis, Nicky Henson and Joss Ackland.[1] The screenplay concerns two policemen who investigate a series of murders.

Penny Gold
UK theatrical poster
Directed by	Jack Cardiff
Written by	David D. Osborn (as David Osborn) Liz Charles-Williams
Produced by	George H. Brown
Starring	James Booth Francesca Annis Nicky Henson Joss Ackland Richard Heffer Sue Lloyd Joseph O'Conor Una Stubbs
Cinematography	Ken Hodges
Edited by	John Trumper
Music by	John Scott
Production company	Fanfare Films Ltd. (as A Fanfare Film)
Distributed by	Scotia-Barber (UK)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

A police detective investigates the murder of a young woman, and discovers that the crime is connected to her surviving twin sister and an extremely valuable stamp.

Cast

• James Booth - Matthews
• Francesca Annis - Delphi/Diane
• Nicky Henson - Rogers
• Joss Ackland - Jones
• Richard Heffer - Claude
• Sue Lloyd - Model
• Joseph O'Conor - Blachford
• Una Stubbs - Anna
• George Murcell - Doctor Merrick
• Marianne Stone - Mrs Parsons
• Penelope Keith - Miss Hartridge
• John Savident - Sir Robert Hampton
• Clinton Greyn - Van Der Meij
• Christian Rodska - Clerk
• Marc Zuber - Hotel Receptionist
• Anthony Naylor - Rugby Player
• John Rhys-Davies - Rugby Player
• Rodney Cardiff - Doctor
• Stephanie Smith - Delphi/Diane as a child
• Peter Salmon - Male model
• Michael Buchanan - Male model

Critical reception

Time Out noted, "a brilliant opening sequence, otherwise this flat-footed British thriller is hampered by something like the world's worst script, including flashbacks no one would ever conceivably flash back to, and by a cumbersome storyline about big league stamp trading";[2] while Sky Movies wrote, "the spirit of the British crime movie of the Fifties lives on in this old-fashioned thriller about the hunt for a rare stamp - the Penny Gold of the title. Jack Cardiff directs with obvious affection for a genre long past but it's hard on such distinguished players as Francesca Annis and James Booth not to have more meat on which to bite."[3]

References

External links

• Penny Gold at IMDb

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