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'Red, White and Zero' is a 1967 British anthology film made by Woodfall Film Productions. It was originally commissioned by producer Oscar Lewenstein, then a director of Woodfall, with sections supplied by Lindsay Anderson, Tony Richardson and Karel Reisz.Lindsay Anderson, Paul Ryan (ed) "Never Apologise: The Collected Writings", Plexus, 2004, p.105

Plot (including cast list)



The film is split into three sections of the following stories.

Ride of the Valkyrie



An opera singer (Zero Mostel), dressed in full costume and dress, must navigate through the busy city streets to get to the theater in time for his performance.

* Zero Mostel

* Frank Thornton

* Julia Foster

The White Bus



The main character, only referred to as 'the girl' (Patricia Healey) leaves London, goes north on a train full of football fans and takes a trip in a white double-decker bus in an unnamed city she is visiting, although it is clearly based on Manchester, Delaney was born and grew up in nearby Salford. The Mayor (Arthur Lowe), a local businessman, and the council's ceremonial macebearer (John Sharp) happen also to be taking the trip while they show the city to visiting foreigners.

* Patricia Healey as The Girl

* Arthur Lowe as The Mayor

* John Sharp as The Macebearer

* Julie Perry as The Conductress

* Stephen Moore as Young Man

* Victor Henry as Transistorite

* John Savident, Fanny Carby, Malcolm Taylor, Alan O'Keeffe as Supporters

* Anthony Hopkins as Brechtian

* Jeanne Watts, Eddie King as Fish Shop Couple

* Barry Evans as Boy

* Penny Ryder as Girl

* Dennis Alaba Peters as Mr. Wombe

Red and Blue



An english cabaret singer (Vanessa Redgrave) goes to Paris for a nightclub engagement, where the romantic image of her songs is very different from the reality of her solitary life.

* Vanessa Redgrave as Jacky

* John Bird as Man on Train

* Gary Raymond as Songwriter

* Michael York as Acrobat

* Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Millionaire

History and Production



When Reisz's planned segment evolved into the feature-length 'Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment', Peter Brook's 'Ride of the Valkyrie' became the replacement. The two other planned sections of the film developed into what became Richardson's 'Red and Blue' and Anderson's 'The White Bus'. Of these, only 'The White Bus' received a theatrical release in the UK.Paul Sutton (ed.) 'The Diaries: Lindsay Anderson', London: Methuen, 2004, p.146n.

The rediscovered film was eventually released by the BFI on Blu-ray and DVD in 2018.

References



Category:1967 films

Category:British direct-to-video films

Category:1960s rediscovered films

Category:Rediscovered British films

Category:1960s English-language films

Category:Films directed by Lindsay Anderson


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