The Face of Love (1954 film) - Wiki slovník

*The Face of Love*
The Face of Love
Written by	Ian Dallas
Directed by	Alvin Rakoff
Starring	Laurence Payne; Mary Morris; John Breslin
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Production company	BBC
Original release
Release	1954

The Face of Love is a 1954 BBC TV movie produced and directed by Alvin Rakoff, and adapted from Troilus and Cressida as a modern-language and modern-dress drama^[1] by Ian Dallas, a RADA graduate later better known as a scholar of sufism. This was only Dallas' second play, but won him a contract with BBC, where he stayed till the mid-60s.^[2] The 90-minute drama was broadcast on October 5.

The TV film starred Laurence Payne as Troilus, Mary Morris as Cressida, along with John Breslin as Aeneas, Janet Butler as Philomena, John Charlesworth as Aidos, Maurice Colbourne as the Trojan statesman Pandarus, George Rose as Philo, a Trojan sergeant. The cast additionally featured Peter Cushing as Mardian Thersites.^[3] It was noted by Cushing's biographer that "Cushing's fee for The Face of Love was 74 guineas. ... There was a general increase in BBC artists' fees, but Cushing's growing standing as a film actor must have given John Redway extra clout".^[3] The London Evening News reviewer commented "The acting of Mary Morris, Laurence Payne and Peter Cushing was among the best yet seen".^[3] Donald Pleasence also made an appearance in the role of Alex, not named in Shakespeare's original play.

A year and a half later, in February 1956, Ian Dallas' play was staged by RADA at the Vanbrugh Theatre. The principal of RADA, John Fernald, gave the lead role of Troilus to a then unknown student, Albert Finney. This was Finney's first major stage role.^[4]

Cast

Laurence Payne as Troilus
Mary Morris as Cressida
John Breslin as Aeneas
Janet Butler as Philomena
John Charlesworth as Aidos
Maurice Colbourne as Pandarus
Peter Cushing as Mardian Thersites
Nuna Davey as Philo's Wife
Brigid Lenihan as Phyllida
Ronald Lewis as Diomedes
Joan Miller as Helen

References

^ "Alvin Rakoff". from Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors, p. 467.
^ Mark Sedgwick. Western Sufism: From the Abbasids to the New Age (2016), 019997764X p. 237 "His second play, The Face of Love, won him a contract with the British state broadcasting service, the BBC, where he worked until the mid-1960s, writing the scripts for three television series and a number of stand-alone plays".
^ ^a ^b ^c David Miller, The Peter Cushing Companion (2002), p. 45.
^ Quentin Falk. Albert Finney in Character: A Biography (1992), p. 23 "This was Fernald's production of Ian Dallas's The Face of Love, a modern-dress version of Troilus and Cressida."

External links

The Face of Love at IMDb

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[1] "Alvin Rakoff". from Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors, p. 467.

[2] Mark Sedgwick. Western Sufism: From the Abbasids to the New Age (2016), 019997764X p. 237 "His second play, The Face of Love, won him a contract with the British state broadcasting service, the BBC, where he worked until the mid-1960s, writing the scripts for three television series and a number of stand-alone plays".

[Miller-3] David Miller, The Peter Cushing Companion (2002), p. 45.

[4] Quentin Falk. Albert Finney in Character: A Biography (1992), p. 23 "This was Fernald's production of Ian Dallas's The Face of Love, a modern-dress version of Troilus and Cressida."

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