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15 mag 2024 · Sir Michael Balcon (born May 19, 1896, Birmingham, Warwick, Eng.—died Oct. 17, 1977, Hartfield, East Sussex) was a motion-picture producer and a leader in the British cinema industry. He began his career as a producer in 1922, founded and directed Gainsborough Pictures, Ltd., in 1928, and became the director of production for ...
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3 giorni fa · In 1933, Hitchcock signed a multi-film contract with Gaumont-British, once again working for Michael Balcon. His first film for the company, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), was a success; his second, The 39 Steps (1935), was acclaimed in the UK, and gained him recognition in the US.
- 29 April 1980 (aged 80), Los Angeles, California, US
- Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, 13 August 1899, Leytonstone, Essex, England
28 apr 2024 · At the heart of the story is the figure of Michael Balcon - perhaps the closest Britain has ever come to producing a movie mogul in the Hollywood mould - and iconic actors such as Peter Sellers, Alec Guinness, Margaret Rutherford and Sid James. First published: Thursday 15th October 2015
12 mag 2024 · In 1923, Hitchcock signed on with a new film company, Balcon-Saville-Freedman (the first two names referring to Michael Balcon and Victor Saville), and so did Alma. As McGilligan relates it, Reville and Balcon facilitated Hitchcock’s final period of apprenticeship.
2 mag 2024 · One of the developments at postwar Ealing is the rejection of romantic leads almost totally in their best films. Sir Michael Balcon was uncomfortable with any treatment of sex, and though the forbidden nature of the romance here provides the occasional mild thrill, it’s the sparring between Walls and Rosay that carries the interest.
10 mag 2024 · 3. 12 views 9 hours ago. This episode discusses the highly-affecting and profound supernatural drama THE HALFWAY HOUSE (1944) produced by Michael Balcon at Ealing Studios and directed by Basil...
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- History of Horror Cinema
2 giorni fa · Michael Balcon became head of production in 1938 and the company, called Ealing Studios Ltd., made films which included, after the Second World War, the famous Ealing comedies. The studios were sold in 1955 to the B.B.C., which still used them in 1980, while Balcon bought Nile Lodge in Queen's Walk as his headquarters and produced ...
