All the Way Up (film)
| All the Way Up | |
|---|---|
 British quad poster by Tom Chantrell | |
| Directed by | James MacTaggart |
| Screenplay by | Philip Mackie |
| Based on | the play Semi-Detached by David Turner |
| Produced by | Philip Mackie |
| Starring | Warren Mitchell Pat Heywood Kenneth Cranham Richard Briers |
| Cinematography | Dick Bush |
| Edited by | Roy Watts |
| Music by | Howard Blake |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Anglo Amalgamated (U.K.) |
Release date | June 1970 |
Running time | 95 min[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
All The Way Up is a 1970 British comedy film directed by James MacTaggart based on Semi-Detached, a 1962 play by Midlands dramatist David Turner.[2] It stars Warren Mitchell, Pat Heywood, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Briers, Adrienne Posta and Elaine Taylor.[3]
It was the sole feature film directorial credit from James MacTaggart, one of the leading drama directors in British television.[4]
The title song was performed by Liverpool group The Scaffold.[5]
Plot
A social climbing father uses everything from poison pen letters to blackmail in order to gain promotion and wealth for his children through marriages.
Cast
- Warren Mitchell - Fred Midway
- Pat Heywood - Hilda Midway
- Elaine Taylor - Eileen Midway
- Kenneth Cranham - Tom Midway ww
- Vanessa Howard - Avril Hadfield
- Richard Briers - Nigel Hadfield
- Adrienne Posta - Daphne Dunmore
- Bill Fraser - Arnold Makepiece
- Terence Alexander - Bob Chickman
- Maggie Rennie - Mrs. Chickman
- Frank Thornton - Mr. Driver
Production
The film starred Warren Mitchell, who had just become a television star with Til Death Do Us Part. A film version of that show had been a big success and this was Mitchell's follow up movie. Writer-producer Philip Mackie mostly worked in television as did director James MacTaggart.[6] Mackie succeeded in getting up the film through Granada Films, a short lived subsidiary of Granada Television. Mackie was appointed managing director of the company which was to make six feature films. However All the Way Up would be the only film from the company.[7]
In November 1969 Nat Cohen announced the film as part of his production slate of 13 films over 18 months for Anglo Amalgamated, who were then owned by EMI. The film was a co production with Granada Films, a subsidiary of Granada Television.[8]
Reception
The Observer called it "very funny, uncomfortable, knowing cinema."[9] The Evening Standard said it was "an extremely funny and savage attack on middle class pretensions."[10] Variety said "treatment is brisk, spasmodically funny though sometimes overbusy and strident."[11]
Certification
The film is rated M in New Zealand for sex scenes and sexual references.
References
- ^ "ALL THE WAY UP | British Board of Film Classification". Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "All the Way up (1970)". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
- ^ "All the Way up". IMDb.
- ^ Wake, Oliver (2003–14). "MacTaggart, James (1928–74)". BFI screenonline. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ www.45cat.com
- ^ "Blimey he's even scared of his gardener". The People. 31 May 1970. p. 13.
- ^ Moorehead, Caroline (1984). Sidney Bernstein : a biography. J. Cape. p. 283-284.
- ^ Shamoon, Stella (26 November 1969). "EMI puts faith and £15 million into filmmaking". The Daily Telegraph. p. 17.
- ^ Mortimer, Penelope (14 June 1970). "Cheers for Caesar". The Observer. p. 15.
- ^ Walker, Alexander (24 August 1970). "North London". Evening Standard. p. 13.
- ^ "All the Way Up". Variety film reviews 1968-1970. Vol.12. Garland. 1983. p. 499.
External links
- All the Way Up at British Comedy Guide
- All the Way Up at IMDb
- All the Way Up at Letterbox DVD
- All the Way Up at BFI
- All the Way Up at Reel Streets
