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Tomorrow Never Comes
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Wikipedia article
'Tomorrow Never Comes' is a 1978 British-Canadian crime film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Oliver Reed and Susan George.
Plot
Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank (Stephen McHattie) discovers that his girlfriend Janie (Susan George) is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given her a permanent place to stay, as well as other gifts, in exchange for her affections. In the course of fighting over this development, tensions between Frank and Janie escalate out of control until he is holding her hostage in a standoff with the police. As the negotiators (Oliver Reed, Paul Koslo) try to talk Frank into giving himself up, the desperate man feels himself being pushed further and further into a corner.
Cast
*Oliver Reed as Jim Wilson
*Susan George as Janie
*Raymond Burr as Burke
*John Ireland as Captain
*Stephen McHattie as Frank
*Donald Pleasence as Dr. Todd
*Paul Koslo as Willy
*John Osborne as Robert L. Lyne
*Cec Linder as Milton
*Richard Donat as Ray
*Delores Etienne as Hilda
Production
The film was a "tax shelter co-production" between the UK and Canada. The picture was filmed in the province of Quebec.
Susan George had worked with Peter Collinson before in 'Up the Junction' (1968) and 'Fright' (1971).
Awards
The film was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
References
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