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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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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.
4 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.
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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22 mag 2024 · 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 ...
6 giorni fa · Nach Sabotage endete abrupt die zweite erfolgreiche Phase der Zusammenarbeit mit Michael Balcon, als die Produktionsfirma Gaumont British von deren Besitzern geschlossen und Balcon entlassen wurde. Die beiden folgenden Filme drehte Hitchcock daher wieder für die Gainsborough Pictures – diesmal allerdings ohne seinen ehemaligen ...
19 mag 2024 · The film’s recurring nightmare theme was inspired by the experiences of producer Michael Balcon. Balcon shared his recurring nightmares with the writing team, who then incorporated them into the framing narrative of Dead of Night.
