England Made Me *** (1973, Peter Finch, Michael York, Hildegard Neil) – Classic Movie Review 9268

Director Peter Duffell’s 1972 England Made Me is a useful and intelligent, if slightly chilly version of Graham Greene’s fine early novel transposed to Seventies fashionable Nazi Germany from its original setting in Sweden.

Michael York settles comfortably into his role as Anthony Farrant, a ne’er-do-well Englishman in 1935 Hitler-ruled Germany, who gets mixed up via his beloved twin sister Kate Farrant (Hildegard Neil) with her employer, ruthless German businessman Erich Krogh (Peter Finch), who is masterminding a scam on the stock exchange.

Finch gives a fine, intense portrayal and the two main support turns from Joss Ackland as executioner Haller and Michael Hordern as journalist F Minty are right on target.

Despite the setting, it is filmed on Yugoslavian locations.

Also in the cast are Tessa Wyatt, Michael Sheard, Richard Gibson, Lalla Ward, William Baskiville, Demeter Bitenc and Vladan Zivkovic.

England Made Me is directed by Peter Duffell, runs 100 minutes, is made by Atlantic Productions, Centralni Filmski Studio and Two World Film, is released by Hemdale (1973) (UK) and Cine Globe (1973) (US), is written by Desmond Corey and Peter Duffell, based on Graham Greene’s novel, is shot in Eastmancolor by Ray Parslow, is produced by Robert Allen and Jack Levin, and is scored by John Scott.

Graham Greene approved of the film and became friends with Duffell.

© Derek Winnert 2019 Classic Movie Review 9268

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