When Tomorrow Dies
1965 Canadian film
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When Tomorrow Dies is a Canadian drama film, directed by Larry Kent and released in 1965.[1] The film stars Patricia Gage as Gwen James, a housewife trapped in an unfulfilling marriage to Doug (Douglas Campbell), who returns to university and embarks on an extramarital affair with her professor Patrick Trevelyan (Neil Dainard).[2]
Robert Harlow
Douglas Campbell
Neil Dainard
| When Tomorrow Dies | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Larry Kent |
| Written by | Larry Kent Robert Harlow |
| Produced by | Larry Kent |
| Starring | Patricia Gage Douglas Campbell Neil Dainard |
| Cinematography | Doug McKay |
| Edited by | Hajo Hadeler |
| Music by | Jack Dale |
Production company | Larry Kent Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a budget of $100,000, the largest budget Kent had worked with on any of his films to that time.[3] It also marked his first time directing a screenplay that he had not written entirely on his own, as the film was written primarily by University of British Columbia creative writing professor Robert Harlow.[4]
The film had its theatrical premiere on November 24, 1965 in Vancouver.[2]
It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.[5] It was also part of a retrospective of Kent's films, alongside The Bitter Ash, Sweet Substitute and High, which screened at a number of venues in 2002 and 2003, including Cinematheque Ontario in Toronto, the Pacific Cinémathèque in Vancouver and the Canadian Film Institute in Ottawa.[6]
