Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. A really important person 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The original tale became a staple of victorian melodrama and london urban legend. Dean stockwell in the 1947 short film a really important person.
Someone suggests that important people are all around, so he goes out in search of one in this episode of. The debatable importance of historical accuracy in period. A quick history of the firstperson film consequence of. What happened in 1947 important news and events, key.
A really important person 1947 01111947 us drama 11m user score. A really important person 1947 directed by basil wrangell. Chuck yeager, a united states air force captain and world war ii veteran, becomes the first person to break the sound barrier on october 14th. Dean stockwell is trying to write a school essay on an important person. Important person is a 15 letter phrase starting with i and ending with n. No one film set will be the same as any other every. Propaganda is also an important factor concerning how film can be used as a historical source, and i want to explore the positives and negatives of how propaganda engages within a community through the medium of film. But the latter become infinitely more helpful when they discover that he is in fact a very important person. David bruce, ronald reagan, errol flynn and william lundigan in the 1940 film santa fe trail. First transatlantic telegraph cable completed history. Bradley cooper as chris kyle in clint eastwoods american sniper reality tv isnt really real. He poses as a naval officer and arrives at a camp where he is suspected to be an informer by both the authorities and prisoners alike.
Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down. Apart from those mentioned above, i believe movies allows us to experience a life that we may never really get to experience by placing ourselves on the shoes of the characters on the movie. Heres the most important person on set you dont know about. With a career spanning 60 years and 100 acting credits, she is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in hollywood history.
A really important person isnt a masterpiece and its not even one of the better films in the john nesbitt series but theres no question that it has its heart in the right place and it manages to be entertaining as long as you dont take it too serious. Who are the most important people in making a movie and. Significance for film history since its rerelease in the 1970s, in the land of the head hunters has most frequently been understood as an example of documentary realism, a predecessor to later ethnographic travel films like robert f. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film. In a discussion while billy is trying to think about who to write, the local librarian makes billy expand his search from the types of people who are generally written about in books, to people that billy may encounter every day that do important things.
Billy reilly, the young son of a policeman, wants to enter a contest that offers a baseball glove for the best essay on an important person. I am currently reading a book called miracle on 34th street, by valentine davies. A really important person isnt a masterpiece and its not even one of the better films in the john nesbitt series but theres no question that it has its heart. Genre film released 1961 starring james robertson justice, leslie phillips, stanley baxter, eric sykes, richard wattis, colin gordon, john le mesurier, norman bird and others. So those are the reasons i consider film analysis important. The simplest refutation is that what matters is determined not by media discussion but by each person. The act became effective in september of that year and has remained a part of u. Ruth pillsbury king, split up when he was very young, and he and his brother. The debatable importance of historical accuracy in period films from left. A very important person 1961 during world war ii, british scientist sir ernest pease james robertson justice is helping the allies with his groundbreaking inventions, but a trial flight with.
Because she is concerned with being accepted by these important people in her life, fiona adopts their beliefs and feelings about this outgroup. This is a subreddit intended for the discussion of topics generally related to film, created in the hope of keeping our established community of cinema lovers alive. Discover the most famous people born in 1947 including hillary clinton, arnold schwarzenegger, david bowie, elton john, stephen king and many more. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The contest is sponsored by a sports shop, with a baseball glove as the winning prize. Robert rossens body and soul is the first really great boxing film, and it still stands as one of the best.
Complete national film registry listing library of congress. Fiona isnt really sure what to believe about indian immigrants to england, but she knows what her parents and friends think. In the film, cruise played joel goodsen, a suburban chicago teen who has a series of misadventures when his parents go out of town and leave him. And thats why ive personally taken what began as an unusual hobby and now treat it as a serious line of work, which i consider just as important as any other line of work ive ever been committed to. We can live through another persons eyes whether it be fiction or nonfiction. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. He also had the lead in the short a really important person 1947. The year 1947 in film involved some significant events. I like it because the author does a really good job describing the characters, for example, kris kringle. Historical films create our view of history live science. I really like it because it is a great book for this coming up holiday, christmas.
April 5, 1908 october 6, 1989 was an american actress of film, television and theater. A very important person 1961 cast and crew moviefone. A barber from fleet street, todd murders his customers and turns their bodies over to mrs. Important person crossword answers, clues, definition. What happened in 1947 important news and events, key technology and popular culture. Movies of various sorts like comedies, action, war, fiction, drama and documentary. Eminent scientist sir ernest pease is forced to parachute into captivity when his bomber is damaged over germany. The film is simple, but so effective, unashamed of its goals and the acclaimed odessa steps sequence still looks ahead of its time today the fact. Two physicians treating hitler, doctors morell and schenk, claimed he had parkinsons disease.
Robert dean stockwell born march 5, 1936 is an american retired actor of film and television. The cast includes several wellknown british comedy and character actors, including james robertson justice, stanley baxter in a dual role as a dour scottish prisoner and a german prisonerofwar camp. April 19 monogram pictures release their first film under their allied artists banner, it happened on. The cast includes several wellknown british comedy and character actors, including james robertson justice, stanley baxter in a dual role as a dour scottish prisoner and a german prisonerofwar camp officer, eric sykes. All people loves to watch movies from time to time. Sort 1947 top box office movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie. Sweeney todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the victorian penny dreadful serial the string of pearls 184647. His talent and creativity make him an alist film professional throughout the world. Top movies of 1947 list, best movies 1947 by filmcrave.
His last film, the musical that lady in ermine 1948 starring betty grable, was released the following year after being completed by otto preminger. Lovett, his partner in crime, who bakes their flesh into meat. Great question, which may have a very direct answer. Its focus on a white protagonists perspective at the expense of its black character playing into a longstanding. Very important person retitled a coming out party in the united states is a 1961 british comedy film directed by ken annakin and written by jack davies and henry blyth.
Flahertys nanook of the north 1922 and martin and osa johnsons simba, the king of beasts 1928. Roadwork 1981 and the running man 1982 were published. Henry koster rkos perennial christmas holiday fantasy classic, a sentimental and heartwarming favorite with a screenplay by robert sherwood, from novelist robert nathans work, author of portrait of jennie. A really important person 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. However in reality it gets quite complicated in terms of how the people relate to one another. I realise that this post is full of questions and this is largely because im not entirely sure what the answer is. Yeager made history while test flying the bell x 1 experimental rocket plane over rogers dry lake in california. As billy is in the library, struggling to come up with an idea, a man suggests that he look around him instead of looking in books.
By watching movies we get to relax from our daily activities. John garfields performance as tortured pugilist charlie davis is pitchperfect, and james wong howes black and white cinematography is gorgeous. Most of the films featured the slow movement of tchaikovskys symphony no. Filmcrave s top movies of 1947 includes out of the past 1947, miracle on 34th street 1947, great expectations 1947 and more. A really important person 1947 with dean stockwell, connie gilchrist, clancy cooper and chick york. Who is the most important person in the film industry. Through film people are able to time travel, going to different states, countries, and even worlds. King is recognized as one of the most famous and successful horror writers of all time.
He thinks hes settled on john paul jones, but nothing will come. We like to think that the people that capture our hearts and minds as subjects in documentary films are just like us. While watching the oscars on sunday, its important to remember that daniel daylewis isnt actually abraham lincoln. Nonenglish films were occasionally given special awards beginning with the 19th oscars in 1947, but an. Cia, a civilianbased intelligencecollecting institution that is also used to completed secretive operations within foreign nations.
Sir ernest pease james robertson justice is a self important professor with a bloated ego and a. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. John nesbitts passing parade, was an american radio series. That was the tagline for 1947s lady in the lake, a raymond. Stephen king was born on september 21, 1947, in portland, maine. Im not entirely sure what makes a film important or not, but a small part of me thinks that i can recognise when a film is significant or not. Mash is really part of a subgenre of period films which are best understood as being intentionally anachronistic. The film, says shirleys surviving brother, is a symphony of lies.
Like most of these films, i think it would have been better without nesbitts narration, but its still. Todds answer gives a great breakdown of the typical roles, and thats how its supposed to work. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. During world war ii, british scientist sir ernest pease james robertson justice is helping the allies with his groundbreaking inventions, but a. Very important person is an amusing british comedy set in a german pow camp during world war ii. Film genres, title, year, country, length, director, description. Stockwell had supporting roles in the arnelo affair 1947, the romance of rosy ridge 1947 playing janet leighs brother, and song of the thin man 1947, billed fourth as the son of william powell and myrna loys characters. Why didnt germany wait until 1947 to start ww2 like they. A really important person 1947 dean stockwell short film.
Regular folks who just so happen to have cameras in front of them for extraordinary reasons. To answer this question, i downloaded the entire imdb database. Film, is more than just entertainment for mindless viewing. In 1939, that was a death sentence within a few years. A policemans son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person. Sometimes you have to be beaten, electrified by middle school students and marry a hooker to learn whats really important. A subjective list containing my personal selections for the best films of the correlating year above. Calculated based on members top movie list and ratings. This article needs additional citations for verification. I also will be talking about how film can be viewed by the public, the academics, and bridging the gap between the social classes. But is kevin bacon the most connected or most important person in the film industry.
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