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Ride of the Valkyrie (1967 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Ride of the Valkyrie' is a 1967 British short comedy film directed by Peter Brook and starring Julia Foster, Zero Mostel, and Frank Thornton.
Plot
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.
Cast
* Zero Mostel
* Julia Foster
* Frank Thornton
History and production
It was originally commissioned by producer Oscar Lewenstein, then a director of Woodfall, as one third of a 'portmanteau' feature entitled 'Red White and Zero', with sections supplied by Lindsay Anderson, Tony Richardson and Karel ReiszLindsay Anderson, Paul Ryan (ed) "Never Apologise: The Collected Writings", Plexus, 2004, p.105
Reisz dropped out with his section becoming Brook's 'Ride of the Valkyrie'. 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.
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