All the Right Noises
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Si Litvinoff
Tom Bell
Judy Carne
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| Directed by | Gerry O'Hara |
| Written by | Gerry O'Hara |
| Produced by | John Quested Si Litvinoff |
| Starring | Olivia Hussey Tom Bell Judy Carne |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by | Antony Gibbs |
| Music by | Melanie |
Production companies | Max L. Raab-Si Litvinoff Films Trigon Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
All the Right Noises is a 1970 British romantic drama film written and directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Tom Bell, Olivia Hussey, Judy Carne and John Standing.[2]
Len Lewin is a man happily married to his wife Joy and father of two young children, who works as a lighting technician for a theatrical company. Despite his commitment to his family, he sleeps with Val, an actress in the show, who later reveals she is fifteen. Despite this he continues the affair. The young woman believes she might be pregnant but is not. The affair ends amicably and the man's wife never finds out.
Cast
- Tom Bell as Len Lewin
- Olivia Hussey as Val
- Judy Carne as Joy Lewin
- John Standing as Bernie
- Roy Herrick as camera operator (uncredited)
- Yootha Joyce as Mrs Bird
- Robert Keegan as Len's father
- Lesley-Anne Down as Laura
- Marianne Stone as landlady
- Gordon Griffin as Terry
- Edward Higgins as Ted
- Rudolph Walker as Gordon
- Oscar James as Guard
- Chloe Franks as Jenny Lewin
- Gareth Wright as Ian
- Chrissie Shrimpton as waitress
- Peter Burton as stage manager
- Charles Lloyd-Pack as stagedoor keeper
- Otto Diamant as conductor
- Nicolette Roeg as Millie
- Paul Whitsun-Jones as Mr. Melchum
- Aubrey Woods as foreman
- Belinda Sinclair as Lottie
- Roderick Jones as first musician (uncredited)
Production
Background
Judy Carne said the film was based on a real-life incident involving Gerry O'Hara's friend Nicholas Roeg, who recommended Carne to play Tom Bell's wife as Carne resembled Roeg's wife.[3]
O'Hara said he wrote the film with Tom Bell in mind for the lead role as he was friends with Bell since they made The L Shaped Room (1962) together. O'Hara gave the script to Roeg who helped set up the project with Si Litvinoff, who produced Walkabout (1971) and was interested making a film in England.[4]
It was the first in a slate of films from Max Raab and Litvinoff that also included A Clockwork Orange (1971).
Although made in 1969 it was not released until 1971.[5]
Filming
Filming began in London in April 1969. It was a nine-week shoot and O'Hara said "I had pretty much total creative control, which is very rare." He also said "I love that film ... probably my best film."[4]