The gap between completion of the dialogue scenes and completion of the aerial combat stunts allowed whale to be paid, sail back to england. Colin clive, ian maclaren, david manners, james whale. He also appeared in and directed various british tv series like danger man 1961. Based on the successful play, it follows army officers during world war i. Journeys end book tickets vue cinemas book film tickets.
It was almost immediately adapted into a film in 1930, and since then, journeys end has seen multiple. The following year there was a german film version the other side directed by heinz paul starring conrad veidt. Raleigh asa butterfield, who could have done his service in a safer place but. James whale had directed journeys end as a play in london and new york before he was hired by howard hughes to direct the talking scenes in hughes wwi aviation film hells angels 1930, which would prove invaluable training for the film production of journeys end. Lave watched journeys end and now hes telling you what he thought about it.
Journeys end 1930 drama, war film movie on dvd ebay. Classic kubrick film with complex, heavy, antiwar themes. How world war one drama journeys end captures an authentic portrait of life in the trenches and the personal cost of war for a contemporary audience. The powerful footage comes from the duchess director saul gibb, in a film which marks the first world war centenary. A war veteran himself, sherriff wrote his play in 1928, just ten years after the armistice, and it was a great success, with laurence olivier in the role of stanhope. Journeys end is a 1928 dramatic play, the seventh of english playwright r. The story focuses on a company of british troops during the great war. Journeys end is a film adaptation of the play, journeys end by r c sherriff, adapted by simon reade.
Whales first film, marred by some strangulated performances, is fascinating primarily as a record of his stage production of rc sherriffs enormously successfu. Based on his own experiences as an army officer in the first world war, sherriffs play has been dramatised for numerous stage productions, and several films over the years, including journeys end 1930, the other side 1931 and aces high 1976. Journeys end james whale, colin clive 1930 full movie. According to one poster in the message boards the 1930 version might also be available on youtube. Journeys end is a powerfully emotional film, one that weighs heavy on your heart and leaves you. Despite their initial reservations, the iss premiered the show on 9th december 1928, with lawrence olivier playing dennis stanhope. Intimate and verbal, though, saul dibbs film provides a satisfying. It was first performed at the apollo theatre in london by the incorporated stage society on 9 december 1928, starring a young laurence olivier, and soon moved to other west end theatres for a twoyear run. Journeys endsave this film alice connorton 20150619. Journeys end 1930 film project gutenberg selfpublishing. Based on rc sherriffs play and novel of the same name, journeys end tells the story of several british officers as they await an inevitable german attack during the first world war. Journeys end was the first major success for director james whale.
The film, like the play before it, was an enormous critical and commercial success and launched the. While there were some scenes i could have done without im still not sure why we ended with raleighs sister named margaret here, rather than madge reading his letter, and aspects of the play i wish had been punched up rather more, the. Journeys end is a powerful antiwar drama set on the eve of battle, in the trenches of. He completed journeys end in 1928 and sent it to his agent curtis brown, who approached the incorporated stage society iss. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Journeys end in us theaters march 16, 2018 starring sam claflin, paul bettany, stephen graham, asa butterfield. The first film version of journeys end was directed in 1930 by james whale, who would direct frankenstein the following year and whose troubled psychic life as a gay wwi veteran is the subject of bill condons gods and monsters. Here, the films screenplay writer, simon reade, talks to history extra about some of the challenges of adapting sherriffs original work, and why its important to keep remembering the first world war.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Denis stanhope colin clive is the commander of a military unit during world war i. Sherriffs 90yearold play to the screen with thrilling power, thanks to director saul dibbs hardhitting urgency and brilliant work. Commemorating world war one with journeys end 05 feb 2018 by joe ursell in film features. Understandably many people have called journeys end an antiwar film and it seems so because it reflects the terrible plight in the trenches. Journeys end original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city mar 22, 1929 and played through may 17, 1930.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing journeys end 1930 near you. Screened at cinema orion, helsinki james whale centenary of wwi, 8 dec 2018 set in the trenches near saintquentin, aisne in 1918, towards the end of the first world war, journey s end gives a glimpse into the experiences of the officers of a british army infantry company. It was shot in hollywood at tiffany, s studio that went out of business in. Journeys end 1930 dvd, journeys end 1930 dvd, james. The loss of life sustained in world war one remains unfathomable numbers that are still hard to grasp. Journey s end was the first major success for director james whale. In a dugout in aisne in 1918, a group of young soldiers await their fate.
With its realistic dialogue and action confined largely to a foxhole, the film was perfectly suited to the technical limitations of early sound cinema, and whales assured directorial hand. Sherriffs 1928 play about british soldiers in the trenches during world war i. Sherriff, the film tells the story of several british army officers involved in trench warfare during the first world war. The leader of the company, captain denis stanhope, has been hardened by the horrors of war into a tough commander with a drinking problem. It is directed by saul dibb, and is due to be completed by mid 2017 for a late autumn 2017 release. Journeys end, tv film by michael simpson the culture. That same year, whale earned his first feature directors credit with the adaptation of journeys end 1930, which retained clive in the leading role. Journeys end is a 2017 british war film, based on the 1928 play journeys end by r. Journeys end was the very first film directed by james whale. It was included in burns mantles the best plays of 19281929. I have also recently completed writing about the people of tonbridge and the great war, including the service details of some 2,500 men who served. Media for the 1930 war film journeys end directed by james whale media in category journeys end 1930 film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Actually, the film had been moved quickly into production in the hope. The first film version of journeys end was directed in 1930 by.
With colin clive, ian maclaren, david manners, billy bevan. It was a resounding success, but still didnt secure a place in the west end. While rights issues have kept whales journeys end long out of circulation, a friend whos seen it told me its rife. In france, 1917, an alcoholic captain is afraid that his new replacement, his. Written by simon reade and directed by saul dibb, it is the fifth film adaptation of the play, following journeys end 1930, the other side 1931, aces high 1976, and a 1988 bbc tv film also journeys end. Set in a dugout in aisne in 1918, it is the story of a group of british officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer stanhope. Anthony bushell british postcard in the picturegoer series, london, no.
Sam claflin, asa butterfield and paul bettany star in this thinking mans war. Why has no one done a restoration of this brilliant film. The film, like the play before it, was an enormous critical and commercial success and launched the film careers of. Journeys end the movie is not journeys end the play, but its none the worse for that. How sad that it has had such a limited cinema release on the centenary of the year in which the film is set. English film actor and director anthony bushell 19041997 appeared in 56 films between 1929 and 1961.
Sam claflin steals the plaudits as a brooding captain in this taut, if stagey, ensemble film set in a trench. The acting is superb, the sets and attention to detail like nothing i remember seeing in a film set in world war one. Conflict arises when a hometown friend of stanhope, raleigh, joins the company. Journeys end 1930 on the eve of a battle in 1918, a new officer, second lieutenant raleigh david manners, joins captain stanhopes colin clive company in the british trench lines in france. Bushell was a cultured performer with a penchant for playing military men, such as in james whales journeys end 1930. The gap between completion of the dialogue scenes and completion of the aerial. Journeys end 1930 passed 2h drama, war 9 april 1930 usa in france, 1917, an alcoholic captain is afraid that his new replacement, his sweethearts brother, will betray his downfall. While rights issues have kept whales journeys end long out of circulation, a friend whos seen it told me its rife with homosexual subtext. Journeys end is a 1930 britishamerican war film directed by james whale.
Journeys end, tv film by michael simpson remembered today. Anthony bushell british postcard in the picturegoer. Watch a clip from the movie journeys end, starring paul bettany, sam claflin, and stephen graham. Sheriffs warhorse drama journeys end debuted on the london stage in. Based on the play by rc sherriff and the novel by rc sherriff and vernon bartlett, journeys end is a moving portrait of the futility of war.
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