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The film was part of an ambitious plan by the German production firm [[CCC Films]] to begin making films in London, which ended after only two releases.<ref>Bergfelder p.128</ref> |
The film was part of an ambitious plan by the German production firm [[CCC Films]] to begin making films in London, which ended after only two releases.<ref>Bergfelder p.128</ref> |
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Seth Holt said he was given the project by Gene Gutowski saying "It was a sort of dirty film really but there was something in it that was quite interesting. Then I learnt by acci- dent that Bryan Forbes had originally brought this subject to CCC films’s attention and had promised in. the little writing in the contract to do a stint at the end. He did a rewrite in four days. It wasn’t perfect but it was a lot better than what I had in the first instance."<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=Screen|volume=10|number=6|title=Seth Holt interview|first=Kevin|last=Gough-Yates||date=November-December 1969|page=13|url=https://archive.org/details/Screen_Volume_10_Issue_6/page/n14/mode/1up?q=%22spider+and+the+fly%22}}</ref> |
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It was shot mostly in London at [[Shepperton Studios]] with some location work in [[Libya]]. As a female in Libya, Baker's movements were heavily restricted.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Gordon Guides Kirk in 'Three on Match': Nichols-May Ad-Libs Out; the Perils of Carroll Baker|author=Scheuer, Philip K.|date=June 7, 1962|work=Los Angeles Times|page=C9}}</ref> |
It was shot mostly in London at [[Shepperton Studios]] with some location work in [[Libya]]. As a female in Libya, Baker's movements were heavily restricted.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Gordon Guides Kirk in 'Three on Match': Nichols-May Ad-Libs Out; the Perils of Carroll Baker|author=Scheuer, Philip K.|date=June 7, 1962|work=Los Angeles Times|page=C9}}</ref> |
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Station Six-Sahara | |
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Directed by | Seth Holt |
Written by | Brian Clemens Bryan Forbes |
Based on | a play by Jean Martet |
Produced by | Artur Brauner Gene Gutowski Victor Lyndon |
Starring | Carroll Baker Peter van Eyck Ian Bannen Denholm Elliott |
Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
Edited by | Alastair McIntyre |
Music by | Ron Grainer |
Production companies | CCC Films Artur Brauner Productions |
Distributed by | British Lion Allied Artists |
Release date | 9 December 1962 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom West Germany |
Language | English |
Station Six-Sahara is a 1962 British-West German international co-production drama film directed by Seth Holt and starring Carroll Baker, Peter van Eyck and Ian Bannen. It is a remake of the 1938 film S.O.S. Sahara, which had been based on a play by Jean Martet.[1]
Premise
When an attractive young woman arrives at an isolated oil station in the Sahara Desert, she provokes tension with and amongst the employees.
Cast
- Carroll Baker as Catherine
- Peter van Eyck as Kramer
- Ian Bannen as Fletcher
- Denholm Elliott as Macey
- Hansjörg Felmy as Martin
- Mario Adorf as Santos
- Biff McGuire as Jimmy
- Harry Baird as Sailor
Production
The film was part of an ambitious plan by the German production firm CCC Films to begin making films in London, which ended after only two releases.[2]
Seth Holt said he was given the project by Gene Gutowski saying "It was a sort of dirty film really but there was something in it that was quite interesting. Then I learnt by acci- dent that Bryan Forbes had originally brought this subject to CCC films’s attention and had promised in. the little writing in the contract to do a stint at the end. He did a rewrite in four days. It wasn’t perfect but it was a lot better than what I had in the first instance."[3]
It was shot mostly in London at Shepperton Studios with some location work in Libya. As a female in Libya, Baker's movements were heavily restricted.[4]
Reception
The film was reasonably successful on its release in both Britain and Germany.[5]
Critical reception
Contemporary reviewers The Times commented that "for once in a British film some real erotic tension is palpable on the screen", while Dilys Powell described the film as "true cinema".[6]
The film was greatly admired by Martin Scorsese.[7]
References
- ^ Bergelder p.128
- ^ Bergfelder p.128
- ^ Gough-Yates, Kevin (November–December 1969). "Seth Holt interview". Screen. Vol. 10, no. 6. p. 13.
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(help) - ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (7 June 1962). "Gordon Guides Kirk in 'Three on Match': Nichols-May Ad-Libs Out; the Perils of Carroll Baker". Los Angeles Times. p. C9.
- ^ Bergfelder p.129
- ^ "BFI – Sight & Sound – Lost and found: Station Six Sahara".
- ^ "Lost and found: Station Six Sahara" BFI 10 Feb 2012, accessed 16 Oct 2014
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
External links
- Station Six-Sahara at IMDb
- Station Six-Sahara at Rotten Tomatoes
- Station Six-Sahara at the TCM Movie Database
- Review of film at New York Times
- 1962 films
- 1962 drama films
- British drama films
- German drama films
- British films
- West German films
- English-language films
- German-language films
- Films directed by Seth Holt
- British black-and-white films
- Films shot in Libya
- British remakes of French films
- British remakes of German films
- British films based on plays
- German films based on plays
- Films set in deserts
- Films scored by Ron Grainer
- Films with screenplays by Bryan Forbes
- 1960s British film stubs