Suspect (1960 film)

Suspect
Directed by	John Boulting Roy Boulting
Produced by	John Boulting Roy Boulting
Written by	Nigel Balchin Roy Boulting (additional scenes) Jeffrey Dell (additional scenes)
Based on	novel A Sort of Traitors by Nigel Balchin
Starring	Tony Britton Virginia Maskell Ian Bannen
Production company	Charter Film Productions
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation
Release dates	15 November 1960 (London) (UK)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Suspect is a 1960 British thriller film directed by Roy Boulting and John Boulting. It starred Tony Britton, Virginia Maskell, Ian Bannen, Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasence, and was filmed on a limited budget at Shepperton in seventeen days.^[1] It was released in the U.S. as The Risk.^[2] A young scientist's pioneering work and his acquaintance with subversive anti-government groups attract the attention of the authorities.^[3]

Cast

• Tony Britton — Doctor Robert Marriott
• Virginia Maskell — Doctor Lucy Bryne
• Ian Bannen — Ian Andrews
• Kenneth Griffith — Doctor Shole
• Peter Cushing — Professor Sewell
• Thorley Walters — Prince
• Donald Pleasence — Parsons
• Spike Milligan — Arthur
• Raymond Huntley — Sir George Gatting, Minister of Defence
• Sam Kydd — Slater
• Antony Booth — Parkin
• Basil Dignam — Doctor Childs
• Brian Oulton — Director

Critical reception

The Times wrote, "the film is produced and directed by Mr. Roy and Mr. John Boulting; they have made a workmanlike job of what was a workmanlike book" ;^[4] while more recently, TV Guide wrote, "at times it is highly crafted, and the careful planning behind the production comes through well. However, the rapid shoot and low budget occasionally give this the look of a made-for-television film, and despite the tautness of the direction, the story is merely a routine thriller." ^[5]

References

External links

• Suspect at the Internet Movie Database