The Crooked Road

1965 British film
  • 19 September 1965 (1965-09-19)
Running time
92 min.CountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Crooked Road is a 1965 British film directed and co-written by Don Chaffey. It stars Stewart Granger, Robert Ryan, and Janet Munro.[1] The film is based on the 1957 novel The Big Story by Morris West.[2] An American journalist (Robert Ryan) plans to expose as a crook the dictator (Stewart Granger) of a small Balkan state, but finds himself framed for murder.

Cast

  • Robert Ryan as Richard Ashley
  • Stewart Granger as Duke of Orgagna
  • Nadia Gray as Cosima
  • Katherine Woodville as Elena
  • Marius Goring as Harlequin
  • Robert Rietty as the Chief of Police

Production

The film was shot in and around the city of Split and on the Adriatic coast of Yugoslavia (now Croatia) over two months.[3]

Reception

The New York Times said the film "bounces along nicely".[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Crooked Road (1964) - Don Chaffey | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  2. ^ CROOKED ROAD, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 34, Iss. 396, (Jan 1, 1967): 44.
  3. ^ Scheuer, P. K. (11 August 1964). "Robert ryan lifts veil on yugoslavia". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155002111 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Archer, E. (4 February 1965). "Screen: A minor comedy". New York Times. ProQuest 116734217 – via ProQuest.

External links

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  • The Crooked Road at the TCM Movie Database
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Films directed by Don Chaffey
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Works by Morris West
Novels
  • Gallows on the Sand (1956)
  • Kundu (1956)
  • The Big Story (1957)
  • The Second Victory (1958)
  • The Devil's Advocate (1959)
  • Daughter of Silence (1961)
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963)
  • The Ambassador (1965)
  • The Tower of Babel (1968)
  • Summer of the Red Wolf (1971)
  • The Salamander (1973)
  • Harlequin (1974)
  • The Navigator (1976)
  • Proteus (1979)
  • The Clowns of God (1981)
  • The World Is Made of Glass (1983)
  • Cassidy (1986)
  • Masterclass (1988)
  • Lazarus (1990)
  • The Ringmaster (1991)
  • The Lovers (1993)
  • Vanishing Point (1996)
  • Eminence (1996)
  • The Last Confession (2000)
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  • Children of the Sun (1957)
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  • McCreary Moves In (1957) (TV)
  • Children of the Sun (1961) (TV)
  • The Crooked Road (1965)
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
  • The Devil's Advocate (1977)
  • The Salamander (1981)
  • The Naked Country (1985)
  • The Second Victory (1987)
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