Hide and Seek (1972 film)

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Hide and Seek
Directed byDavid Eady
Screenplay byMike Gorell Barnes (Michael Barnes)
Based onidea by Roy Brown
Produced byMichael Barnes
StarringPeter Newby
Gary Kemp
Eileen Fletcher
CinematographyJo Jago
Edited byRay Poulton
Music byHarry Robinson
Production
company
Eady-Barnes Productions
Distributed byChildren's Film Foundation (UK)
Release date
October 1972 (UK)
Running time
61 min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Hide and Seek is a 1972 British children's drama film directed by David Eady starring Peter Newby, Gary Kemp, Robin Askwith, Liz Fraser, Terence Morgan and David Lodge.[1][2][3] It was filmed on location in Deptford, south-east London.[4] The film received a Royal premiere for the Children's Film Foundation's 21st anniversary, attended by the Duchess of Kent.[5]

Plot[edit]

Keith, a.k.a. the Deptford Dodger, is a runaway from Borstal eager to join his dad, who has told him in a letter that he is leaving England. However, when Keith encounters two local children, he discovers that his father is actually planning a bank heist.   

Cast[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

The BFI described it as "amongst the best of the CFF's 1970 (sic) output."[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hide and Seek (1972)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: CFF: An Introduction". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  3. ^ "Watch Hide and Seek". BFI Player.
  4. ^ "Reelstreets | Hide and Seek (Children's Film Foundation)". www.reelstreets.com.
  5. ^ Kemp, Gary (2009). I Know This Much: From Soho to Spandau. www.4thestate.co.uk: Fourth Estate. pp. 56–58. ISBN 978-0-00-732330-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ^ "The Children's Film Foundation Collection: Runaways | Distribution". www2.bfi.org.uk.

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