A Cool Sound from Hell
1959 film
- 1959 (1959) (UK)
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A Cool Sound from Hell is a 1959 Canadian film directed by Sidney J. Furie.[2]
Plot summary
A young man (Anthony Ray) becomes disillusioned with the beat crowd he hangs with when they become involved with drugs.
Production
Furie's second film. Shortly after making this film Furie left for England where his career took off in 1961 with The Young Ones starring Cliff Richard.
This film was the first job of the director Don Owen; Furie hired him as his assistant director.
The soundtrack was provided by jazz great Phil Nimmons.
Release
Despite having been filmed in Toronto, Canada, the film was released theatrically only in England, and never screened in North America.[3] The film was later thought to have been lost, but was eventually located in the British Film Institute archives[4] and finally had its North American premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
References
- ^ "Canadian-made Films". Variety. March 24, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2019 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film, ed. Wyndham Wise, University of Toronto Press, 2001, p. 83
- ^ "Historicist: Sidney Furie and A Dangerous Age". Torontoist, April 4, 2015.
- ^ "Cool Sounds from the Vault: A Cinematic Detective Story". Filmmaker, June 23, 2014.
- ^ "Critic's Notebook: Toronto, Telluride and Venice Film Fests Promise Riches After Cruel Summer". The Hollywood Reporter, August 29, 2016.
External links
- A Cool Sound from Hell at IMDb
- A Cool Sound from Hell at Rotten Tomatoes
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Films directed by Sidney J. Furie
- A Dangerous Age (1957)
- A Cool Sound from Hell (1959)
- Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
- The Snake Woman (1961)
- Three on a Spree (1961)
- During One Night (1961)
- The Young Ones (1961)
- The Boys (1962)
- The Leather Boys (1964)
- Wonderful Life (1964)
- The Ipcress File (1965)
- The Appaloosa (1966)
- The Naked Runner (1967)
- The Lawyer (1970)
- Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
- Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
- Hit! (1973)
- Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975)
- Gable and Lombard (1976)
- The Boys in Company C (1978)
- The Entity (1982)
- Purple Hearts (1984)
- Iron Eagle (1986)
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
- Iron Eagle II (1988)
- The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)
- Ladybugs (1992)
- Iron Eagle on the Attack (1995)
- Hollow Point (1996)
- Top of the World (1997)
- The Rage (1997)
- Married to a Stranger (1997)
- Renegade Force (1998)
- In Her Defense (1999)
- My 5 Wives (2000)
- Cord (2000)
- Under Heavy Fire (2001)
- The Fraternity (2002)
- Global Heresy (2002)
- Partners in Action (2002)
- Detention (2003)
- Direct Action (2004)
- American Soldiers (2005)
- The Veteran (2006)
- Conduct Unbecoming (2011)
- The Dependables (2014)
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