Finelyhoned characters with top actors made this a major boxoffice film in. Historic pictures of how it used to look todays cosmopolitan cardiff bay is a world away from the tiger bay of old as these fabulous black and white pictures show share. An intriguing, absorbing film, though with a somewhat padded conclusion. May 12, 2019 in 1959, a crime drama set in cardiffs docklands thrilled cinemagoers around the world.
The 5 greatest disney roles of hayley mills decades. Mills plays gillie, a lonely girl who witnesses a crime committed by polish sailor horst buchholz. The making of tiger bay on itv news, videos, stories and all the latest wales news in 1959, a crime drama set in cardiffs docklands thrilled. Melodrama starring hayley mills as a sevenyearold witness to murder. Tiger bay je britanski crnobijeli igrani film snimljen 1959. Finelyhoned characters with top actors made this a major boxoffice film in 1959 when the cinema was still thriving. From there, the british blonde made the leap to disney. German teenidol horst bucholz plays a young sailor returning to his girlfriend after time at sea only to discover shes taken up with another man.
He kidnaps her for fear shell turn him in, but oddly the two strike up a friendship until a detective comes snooping around, using the girl as bait to catch the killer before his ship sails off. Horst buchholz plays a polish sailor who, while docked in cardiff, jealously murders his ex. Lee thompson, with john mills, horst buchholz, hayley mills. Tiger bay 1959, a british film starring john and hayley mills, includes many scenes shot in the docks area and at newport transporter bridge music. We guarantee to only deal in the very best original, most desirable rare film posters from 19201980 with an emphasis on great art and design of 1940s1960s and have a special interest in hammer horror, james bond 007, carry on films, hollywood. The making of tiger bay is presented by adeola dewis, who explored the history of cardiffs seafaring communities for last years dock of the bay series on itv cymru wales. Oct 15, 2012 hot off its festival run that included a world premiere at the toronto international film festival, and american premiere at the new york film festival, the ecohorror thriller the bay made its. During their encounter she displays a gun and harshly berates and belittles him. Cardiff bay, later to become tiger bay in the 1959 film of that name tiger bay was the name colloquially given to cardiff bay. In 1959, mills entered disneys orbit, and the producer placed her into the most meticulous and artistic liveaction film in his studios history up to that time. Tiger bay 1959 hayley mills horst buchholz dvd for sale. Pitting a cgi tiger against one of koreas most respected stars choi minsik, this third film from new world 20 director park hoonjung adds a strong element of nationalism to the sweeping. Jun 04, 2010 the geographical tiger bay bustled as a 19thcentury welsh port, gave its name to a 1950s hayley mills sliceoflife film, and has since been rebranded as cardiff bay, a contemporary leisure and. Tyger bay is a song by nwobhm band tygers of pan tang.
It is easy to see why walt disney was struck with her talent, and placed her under contract. Mills, hayley that is in her first screen role, completely steals the movie, from more seasoned film veterans. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, gillie merely pockets a prize for herself korchinskys shiny black revolver. A polish seaman in cardiff kills his faithless girlfriend and kidnaps a child. A polish sailor ashore in england kills his lover in a blazing row. One of the best ever juvenile performances by hayley mills. Though possessing these strengths, tiger bay is an incredibly flawed film that goes too far in humanizing. Lee thompson with john mills, horst buchholz, hayley mills, yvonne mitchell, year. Po zanru predstavlja kombinaciju drame i kriminalistickog filma. Tiger bay marked the acting debut of a young hayley mills, who has returned to the locations where she filmed 60 years ago for a special programme on itv cymru wales.
Lee thompson, with john mills, horst buchholz, hayley mills, in its original aspect ratio. Tiger bay has been one of my very favorite films since i first saw it in 1960. A seaman kills his twotiming girlfriend in a fit of jealousy, but is witnessed in the act by a young girl. A twelveyearold tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation. It a thriller set in a smalltown and directed by j. The police begin investigating the case, asking gillie a series of questions, but at. In 1959, a crime drama set in cardiffs docklands thrilled cinemagoers around the world. Lee thompson, 1959 is more romantic and dramatic than realistic, more traditional than the uncompromising, radical departure of the films of the british new wave. Lee thompson, produced by john hawkesworth, and cowritten by john hawkesworth and shelley smith pseudonym of nancy hermione. Tiger bay marked the acting debut of a young hayley mills, who has returned to the locations where she. Lee thompson september 17, 2015 gille jenkins, a 12 year old tomboy and compulsive liar living in a sordid tenement with her single parent mother, witnesses the murder of an immigrant polish woman living in an nearby apartment by her former boyfriend, bronislaus korchinski. It stars john mills as a police superintendent who investigates a murder, his daughter hayley mills, in her first major film role, as a girl who witnesses the murder, and horst b. Thriller about the relationship between a polish seaman and a little girl, who accidentally saw him committing a murder.
Lee thompson, produced by john hawkesworth, and cowritten by john hawkesworth and shelley smith pseudonym of nancy hermione bodington. Another interesting aspect is that virtually the entire film was shot on location in the area around cardiff docks, known as tiger bay socalled because of the. Lee thompson in 1959 and starring hayley mills, horst buchholz and john mills, with music by laurie johnson. A film that make influence on the production style beginning the 60s. Twelveyearold hayley mills made her film starring debut in the locationfilmed melodrama tiger bay. Lee thompson, 1959 is more romantic and dramatic than realistic, more traditional than the uncompromising, radical departure of the films of the. The making of tiger bay, hayley returns to the welsh. Radnja je smjestena u cardiff i prikazuje kako poljski mornar ciji lik tumaci horst buchholz u nastupu ljubomore ubija svoju djevojku ciji lik tumaci yvonne mitchell, a sto izazove istragu policije na celu sa glavnim komesarom. We still await the classic film using the revamped bay as location, but the citys docks area at least furnished the. Coming back here now is a real completion of a circle. But for some reason tcm lists it as coming out in 1988. I know darn well i saw it when i was a little kid, and i was a little kid in 1959. The tiger bay i know with hayley mills came out in 1959. Tiger bay is a 1959 film starring john mills, horst buchholz, hayley mills.
Tiger bay year 1959 formats cinema, dvd distributors video collection international,rank film dists ltd,parkfield publishing,missing in action,carlton visual entertainment classified dates 23042004 main language english bbfc reference azf0676. Horst buchholz plays a polish sailor who, while docked in. Her performance earned her a special award at the 1959 berlin film festival and a contract offer from walt disney studios. Born in london, mills appeared in her first film, tiger bay 1959, when she was. It is a tense and thrilling film, one that shines a light on the daytoday life of those living in these small, lowincome communities while also delivering suspenseful moments as the killer and cop come closer to colliding. The murder is witnessed by 12yearold gillie hayley mills, who steals the gun in order in order to impress her friends. Lee thompson, based on the short story rodolphe et le revolver by noel calef and starring john mills, his daughter hayley mills of later pollyanna fame and horst buchholz who is appearing in his first englishlanguage role. Martin wilsons rating of the film tiger bay martin wilson describe a superb film about a child facing an adult world and released in 1959, most critics will think of the 400 blows. Tiger bay is a 1959 british crime drama film based on the short story rodolphe et le revolver by noel calef. Lee thompson, produced by john hawkesworth, and cowritten by john hawkesworth and shelley smith. Tiger bay is a 1959 british crime drama film based on the short story rodolphe et le revolver by noel calef directed by j. It stars john mills, hayley mills and horst buchholz.
Lee thompson and starring horst buchholz, hayley mills and john mills flickers in time films from long ago and far away. The film tiger bay could on first glance be categorised as a childrens film, yet what it portrays goes far beyond that simple categorisation, and it is actually a significant british film that appeals to. Tiger bay 1959 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Itv celebrates 60th anniversary of iconic cardiff film tiger bay. A sevenyearold girl witnesses a murder in cardiffs tiger bay, and befriends the polish sailor who committed it. When tiger bay was given its world premiere in cardiff in 1959, few people knew who hayley mills was. A polish sailor and a young welsh tomboy become unlikely allies after she witnesses him commit a crime of passion in the docklands area of cardiff. All the trivia you can handle about tiger bay, 1959, directed by j. Lee thompson on allmovie twelveyearold hayley mills made her film. On her album the performance 2009, shirley bassey sings the semiautobiographical the girl from tiger bay, written by the manic street. Apr 27, 2014 the opening credits of tiger bay, directed by j. Itv celebrates 60th anniversary of iconic cardiff film. A 12 year old tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her polish merchant marine boyfriend but.
Tiger bay 1959 not rated 1h 45min crime, drama, thriller 14 december 1959 usa a twelveyearold tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation. Tiger bay was a classic gritty thriller set in the cosmopolitan south wales city of cardiff. But when it comes to fleshandblood performers, hayley mills is probably the first actor that pops into the head of a boomer when anyone says disney movie. May 25, 2010 tiger bay 1959 cardiff has featured in disappointingly few feature films. Tiger bay is a british film starring anna may wong. The star was young hayley mills who captured the hearts of cinemagoers with parts in several popular films which followed. Tiger bay dvd region 1 hayley mills, alan bates santa flix. Tiger bay 1959 cardiff has featured in disappointingly few feature films. Tiger bay marked the acting debut of a young hayley mills, who has returned to.
Tiger bay 1959 roughandtumble street urchin gillie hayley mills witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting polish sailor korchinsky horst buchholz. For more classic movies and clips, subscribe to retrospect. Lee thompson and produced and cowritten by john hawkesworth. It may be hard to find, but it is more than worth the search.
Tiger bay 1959 plot summary 3 a twelveyearold tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation. Tiger bay 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tiger bay 1959 movie on dvd haley mills horst bucholz. Among his many films, including a number of charles bronson movies, are yield to the night, ice cold in alex, north west frontier, the original cape fear, tiger bay, the guns of navarone, what a way to go. Tiger bay 1959 british board of film classification. This may not sound promising but the film wins sympathy from the start and it offers a memorable debut by actor. Veteran british director frequently in hollywood, usually with stories featuring an adventure or thriller slant. Buchholtz and her father a veteran actor of considerable talent also give fine performances, but tiger bay is clearly hayley mills film, and deservedly so. The album tiger bay 1994, by indie pop band saint etienne, is named after the 1959 film of the same name, which was filmed at the cardiff docks. Polish seaman korchinsky horst buchholz shoots his girlfriend dead in a fit of jealous rage. A polish seaman in cardiff kills his faithless girlfriend and kidnaps a child, who proves more than a match for him. The uk moved into widescreen quickly as the link in brents post to the htf aspect ratio documentation thread explains.
Picture palace movie posters is the website for original, vintage, collectible movie posters. Tiger bay dvd for sale once the bay of tiger started, all of us were paralize at our seats. Lee thompson, 1959 original trailer from picture palace movie posters on vimeo. Barry levinson reveals the disturbing truths behind the bay. The other 2 sides where hayley mills runs into the church have changed. Horst buchholz plays a polish sailor who, while docked in cardiff, jealously murders his exgirlfriend yvonne mitchell. Tiger bay is a 1959 british crime drama film set in the eponymous district of cardiff. In 1959 a crime drama set in cardiffs docklands thrilled cinemagoers around the world. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better, some now shots. At the beginning of october 1958, we were in avonmouth bristol, when the tiger bay cast and crew came aboard to film the dock scenes, which were supposed. A must its puzzling that this film is very hard to come by and rarely, if ever, screened. Tiger bay is an early entry in the kitchen sink drama and british new wave portion of british film history.
May 25, 2018 a young polish seaman walks eagerly through tiger bay to visit anya, the woman he wishes to marry. One response to tiger bay 1959 david csontos, on january th, 2008 at 7. When tiger bay was released 50 years ago, it propelled actress hayley mills to superstar status. Of course, i would love to see tcm show this movie some day. Tiger bay is a 1959 british crime drama film directed by j. The killing is witnessed by hayley, a lonely, hoydenish preteen whose only interest in the crime is buccholz.
Lee thompson, following young gillie hayley mills as she sees a man, bronislav horst buchholz, kill his exgirlfriend and then refusing to tell police superintendent graham john. With its location shooting and scenes of port city street culture, tiger bay presaged the cinema of the british new wave, while hayley mills starring performance won the 12 yearold a special prize at the berlin film festival and launched her. It stars john mills as a police superintendent who investigates a murder, his daughter hayley mills, in her first major film role, as a girl who witnesses the murder, and horst buchholz as a young sailor who commits the murder in a moment of passion. Tiger bay 1959 original vintage uk one sheet poster. Tiger bay, released in 1959, marked the film debut of 12yearold hayley. Today andrew dagnell meets the lesser known, but equally important, stars of the classic film. Tiger bay offers a smidgen more in the way of special features, so thats the. Tiger bay is een britse misdaadfilm uit 1959 onder regie van j.
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