A psychiatrist neglects a patient owing to pressure of work and faces professional ruin when the man murders his wife and commits suicide. Mine own executioner is a 1947 british psychological thriller drama film starring burgess meredith and directed by anthony kimmins, and based on the novel of the same name by nigel balchin. And his puckish demeanor hasnt been missed considering hes actually played old nick at least three times as i have counted. This is the story of a psychoanalyst who can solve other peoples problems but is powerless in the face of his own demons. Threat moderate threat as the patient hallucinates that his wife is one of his captors. While burgess meredith was fond of noting that he had to leave hollywood for england to find a worthwhile film role, mine own executioner suffered from a bout of hollywoodstyle interference in delineating the shady background of its protagonist, which might have clarified several confusing plot points. If this is one of your favorite stories, make a recommendation tell your friends about this story short address. Burgess meredith is great and the climbing the fire engine ladder sequence is very tense. Sep 20, 2016 british drama film directed by david macdonald.
Bonnie prince charlie 1948 film wikimili, the best. This film is quite bleak but realistic and human, with lots of sympathy. Films of burgess meredith show list info oliver burgess meredith november 16, 1907 september 9, 1997, known professionally as burgess meredith, was an american actor, director, producer and writer in theater, film, and television, who was active for more than six decades. Mine own executioner 1947, directed by anthony kimmins. The series was created and initially written by american author. Mine own executioner has been largely forgotten but this release from network will hopefully raise its profile and lead to it being more widelyseen. Peabody and the mermaid 1948 starring ann blyth and william powell. Burgess meredith is great and the climbing the fire engine ladder sequence is. Malcolm dalmayne in mine own executioner 1947 john laurie and burgess. In the sentinel 1977, the twilight zone and torture garden.
Adapted from his own novel by baftawinning author and screenwriter nigel balchin, mine own executioner can be seen now as a devastating study of. Mine own executioner dvd 1947 anthony kimmins burgess meredith, dulcie gray, michael shepley and christine norden minnelli on minnelli dvd 1987 richard schickel liza remembers her father vincente minnie and moskowitz dvd widescreen 1971 john cassavetes gena rowlands and seymour cassel the minx dvd 1969 raymond jacobs. Mine own executioner 1947 mine own executioner could easily have been an episode of the human jungle really apart from the fact that the tv show was usually optimistic in its endings. Other articles where mine own executioner is discussed.
This is a brave and intelligent piece of filmmaking, which allowed. Mine own executioner, dvd, manufactured on demand, mystery suspense, 644827294527. With burgess meredith, dulcie gray, michael shepley, christine norden. Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrists. Mine own executioner 1947 london psychotherapist felix milne burgess meredith is bored with his patients and his marriage until he meets adam lucian kieron moore. Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrists help. Robert murphy allies mine own executioner with powell and pressburgers the small back room. Executioner is presented in a brandnew transfer from the original film elements. A list of some of character actor sam kydds film and tv appearances from 1946 to 1982. Lets face it even when the prolific burgess meredith is playing a cackling penguin nemesis to the caped crusader batman or the devil himself alias the dapper and eccentric charles chazen with mortimer the canary and his black and white cat jezebel in tow in the sentinel 1977 based on the novel by jeffrey konvitz and directed by michael winnerhes lovable. Quartet dvd 1948 ken annakin, arthur crabtree, harold french and ralph smart. Mine own executioner 1947 from director anthony kimmins and based on the excellent novel by nigel balchin is a dark british noir tale which explores the burgeoning and controversial use of psychotherapy in post wwii britain. Traumatized in a japanese prison camp, adam proves to be on the verge of. Money trap, the 1965 mgm monkey on my back 1957 dvd mgm moonrise 1948 republic moontide 1942 20th century fox.
I read a book that i wasnt really all that interested in reading. Mine own executioner 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mine own executioner 1947 12 11221947 gb thriller, drama 1h 48m user score. With compelling, sympathetic performances from doubleoscarnominee burgess meredith and accomplished irish actor kieron moore, this powerful psychological drama shows the almost superhuman demands of a profession that ranks amongst the most challenging.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Bored with a staple diet of wellheeled women whose husbands have stopped loving them, young boys who wet the bed and mousy typists with secret pasts, felix milne is forced to confront a very different problem when adam lucian is. For subsequent releases by 20th century fox, this is a list of films produced by the twentieth century fox film corporation beginning in 2000. Mine own executioner 1947 20th century fox tcm ministry of fear 1944 universal dvd r2 fr uk mirage 1965 dvd universal us missing juror, the 1944 columbia missing women 1951 republic mob, the 1951 columbia dvd r2 sp amz money madness 1948 dvd alpha us money trap, the 1965 dvdr warner archive us. Two cases from the files of psychotherapist meredith. Backlash is a 1947 american crime film noir directed by eugene forde. Mine own executioner manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. Mine own executioner by nigel balchin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mine own executioner was directed by anthony kimmins with a screenplay written by nigel balchin, adapted from his own 1945 novel of the same name. Mine own executioner it was pitch black, and cramped, and when she moved her hands she hit a flat surface. Burgess meredith, who had long suffered from bipolar disorder, was undergoing some problems of his own during the filming of mine own executioner and sought guidance from the british psychiatrist who. Mine own executioner 1h 48min drama, thriller 9 february 1948 uk pretty molly lucian barbara white enlists the reluctant aid of psychologist felix milne burgess meredith in treating her potentially homicidal husband adam kieron moore, who refuses. Pretty molly lucian barbara white enlists the reluctant aid of psychologist felix milne burgess meredith in treating her potentially homicidal husband adam kieron moore, who refuses to see a real psychiatrist. This 1948 film stars burgess meredith and kieron moore.
Milne wants to help lucian and begins intensive therapy with him. Before long the psychiatrist realizes the patient is too much for him and catastrophe strikes. Mine own executioner 1947 in postwar london, a clinical psychologist is asked to. Although he is not an accredited doctor, he enjoys a position at a local clinic as well as a fairly lucrative private practice. This is a brave and intelligent piece of filmmaking, which. She died on february 6, 20 in oakham, rutland, england. The series spans 453 installments as of december 2017 and has sold more than 200 million copies since its debut installment, war against the mafia.
The first concerns a violently schizophrenic expow, the other relates to the shrink himself, and. But i do nothing upon myself, and yet am mine own executioner. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Resuming his career in the late 1940s he worked on they made me a fugitive 1947, mine own executioner 1947 and anna karenina 1948, the last of which duvivier directed in britain. The problems of the psychologically and physically disabled are a recurrent theme. The title is derived from a quotation of john donne s devotions, which serves as the motto for the. In this film, london psychiatrist burgess meredith takes on the case of schizophrenic expow kieron moore. The film offers much engagement with the practice of psychiatry. The book that im referring to is mine own executioner by nigel balchin. Apr 22, 2015 burgess meredith mine own executioner 1947 the film chronicles. Mine own executioner 1947 anthony kimmins synopsis. A psychiatrist is drawn into an unstable world after he starts treating a disturbed wwii veteran who was tortured by the japanese during the war. Almost as successful is mine own executioner 1945, a study of a psychiatrist unable to cure his own neuroses and of the tensions created in his marriage by his lack of selfconfidence. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership.
The man between also known as berlin story is a 1953 british thriller film directed by carol reed and starring james mason, claire bloom, hildegard knef and geoffrey toone. The first concerns a violently schizophrenic expow, the other relates to the shrink himself, and his com. She was an actress, known for mine own executioner 1947, the voice within 1946 and while the sun shines 1947. Mine own executioner is a 1960 australian television play based on a novel which had been presented on british television the previous year. Mine own executioner 1947 20th century fox ministry of fear 1944 universal missing juror, the 1944 columbia missing women 1951 republic mob, the 1951 columbia money madness 1948 film classics inc.
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Tags psychology, basedonnovel, thriller, drama, film, movie, movies, films, 3 star. Appearance suggested, but comprehensive cast lists found and sam not featured. Mine own executioner could easily have been an episode of the human jungle really apart from the fact that the tv show was usually optimistic in its endings. While in freddie francis production he is the more carnivalesque dr. Backlash 1947 film the best documentary ever youtube. The screenplay concerns a british woman on a visit to postwar berlin, who is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the eastern bloc. The title is derived from a quotation of john donnes devotions, which serves as the motto for the original book. Nigel balchin, in full nigel marlin balchin, born december 3, 1908, wiltshire, englanddied may 17, 1970, london, english novelist who achieved great popularity with novels of men at work after studying natural science at the university of cambridge, balchin divided his time between research work in science and industry as an industrial psychologist and writing. Mine own executioner 1947 starring burgess meredith and dulcie gray. Apr 21, 2016 resuming his career in the late 1940s he worked on they made me a fugitive 1947, mine own executioner 1947 and anna karenina 1948, the last of which duvivier directed in britain.
Filmography for michael hordern turner classic movies. However, with his own personal problems piling up, milne thinks that he may lack the. Death be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. Mine own executioner 1947 night beat 1948 anna karenina 1948 the winslow boy 1948 the fallen idol 1948 bonnie prince charlie 1948 that dangerous age 1949 the last days of dolwyn 1949 saints and sinners 1949 the third man 1949 the cure for love 1950 the happiest days of your life 1950 the angel with the trumpet 1950. This is a brave and intelligent piece of film making, which. Bonnie prince charlie is a 1948 british historical film directed by anthony kimmins for london films depicting the 1745 jacobite rebellion and the role of bonnie prince charlie within it. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Mine own executioner 1947 dvd classic films direct. Filmed in technicolor, it starred david niven, jack hawkins and margaret leighton.
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The executioner is a monthly mens actionadventure series following the exploits of the character mack bolan and his wars against organized crime and international terrorism. Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it. Mine own executioner is a film programme that first aired in 1947 and has been classified a u certificate. Mine own executioner is a fascinating film, largely thanks to the performance of burgess meredith as milne but also due to the challenge it like the small back room, for example poses to the blitz myth. List of 20th century studios films 20th century fox wiki. Mine own executioner is a 1947 british psychological thriller drama film starring burgess meredith and directed by anthony kimmins, and based on the novel of. Weve seen mine own executioner movie carnefice di me stesso. So long as meredith is diligent in his approach, moore shows a lessening of his more.