Two Gentlemen Sharing
Two Gentlemen Sharing is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones, and starring Robin Phillips, Judy Geeson, Esther Anderson, Hal Frederick, Norman Rossington and Rachel Kempson.[1]
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| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Produced by | J. Barry Kulick |
| Screenplay by | Evan Jones |
| Based on | Two Gentlemen Sharing by David Stuart Leslie |
| Starring | Robin Phillips Judy Geeson Esther Anderson |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Cinematography | Billy Williams |
| Edited by | Derek York |
Production company | American International Productions Epstein-Kulick Productions |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK) American International Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
The film cost an estimated £380,000 to make.[2]
Premise
An upper-class white Englishman is forced to confront his own feelings and prejudices when the London flat he advertises for sharing is taken up by an Oxford-educated black Jamaican.
Cast
- Robin Phillips as Roddy
- Judy Geeson as Jane
- Esther Anderson as Caroline
- Hal Frederick as Andrew
- Norman Rossington as Phil
- Rachel Kempson as Mrs. Ashby-Kydd
- Ram John Holder as Marcus
- Hilary Dwyer as Ethne
- Daisy Mae Williams as Amanda
- Philip Stone as Ethne's father
- Elspeth March as Ethne's mother
- Avice Landone as Roddy's mother
- David Markham as Roddy's father
- Shelagh Fraser as Jane's mother
- Earl Cameron as Jane's father
Critical reception
Variety wrote, "Film boasts a solid and well-chosen cast, strong physical values for such a medium-scaled item, and a racial story [from a novel by David Stuart Leslie] delivered with unhysterical acumen and, at times, with considerable barbed humor."[3]
References
- "Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)".
- Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974, p. 407.
- "Two Gentlemen Sharing". Variety. 1 January 1969.
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