The Very Edge
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| The Very Edge | |
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| Directed by | Cyril Frankel |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Raymond Stross |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robert Huke |
| Edited by | Max Benedict |
| Music by | David Lee |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Very Edge is a 1963 British drama film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Anne Heywood, Richard Todd, Jack Hedley, Jeremy Brett and Maurice Denham.[1] It was written by Leslie Bricusse and Vivian Cox. A young woman is assaulted and stalked by a maniac.
It was one of a series of films producer Raymond Stross made starring his wife Heywood.[2]
Happily married couple Tracey and architect Geofrey are expecting their first child, when, one fateful day, a maniac breaks into their home and assaults Tracey, causing her subsequent miscarriage. Initially unable to cope with life after the attack, Tracey is unresponsive to her husband, and her great trauma does not heal easily.
Even after moving home, taking a holiday, and showing his wife every consideration, the strain of waiting for a second attack by the obsessive stalker, and his wife's continuing frigidity, tempts Geoffrey to start an affair with his secretary, who's confessed to falling in love with him whilst supporting him after becoming his secretary, and during his wife's hospitalisation. In the meantime, Scotland Yard detective McInnes has been unable to find the psychopath responsible for the assault, and Tracey's safety is still in question as she is constantly stalked by the criminal.
Cast
- Anne Heywood as Tracey Lawrence
- Richard Todd as Geoffrey Lawrence
- Jack Hedley as McInnes
- Nicole Maurey as Helen
- Jeremy Brett as Mullen, the intruder
- Barbara Mullen as Doctor Crawford
- Maurice Denham as Shaw
- William Lucas as Inspector Davies
- Gwen Watford as Sister Holden
- Patrick Magee as Simmonds
Production
Filming took place at Ardmore Studios in Dublin and in London. Producer Raymond Stross developed the project as a vehicle for his wife Anne Heywood, and they approached Richard Todd to star (he had just made Don't Bother to Knock (1961) with the same director, Cyril Frankel.) Richard Todd recalls filming as "a happy unit".[3]
