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1967 British film by Vernon Sewell

Some May Live
Opening title
Directed by	Vernon Sewell
Screenplay by	David T. Chantler
Produced by	Clive Sharp Peter Snell
Starring	Joseph Cotten Martha Hyer Peter Cushing
Cinematography	Ray Parslow Ray Sturgess
Edited by	Gordon Pilkington
Music by	Cyril Ornadel
Production companies	Foundation Pictures Krasne Entertainments
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service (UK)
Release date	April 1967 (1967-04) (UK)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Some May Live ( also known as In Saigon Some May Live) is a 1967 British war film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Peter Cushing, Joseph Cotten and Martha Hyer. It was shot at Twickenham Studios.

Plot

During the Vietnam War, a security leak in Saigon has to be plugged, when American decoder Kate Meredith is faced with the dilemma of her husband pressuring her to give him information.

Cast

Peter Cushing as John Meredith
Joseph Cotten as Colonel Woodward
Martha Hyer as Kate Meredith
John Ronane as Captain Elliott Thomas
David Spenser as Inspector Sung
Alec Mango as Ducrai
Walter Brown as Major Matthews
Kim Smith as Allan Meredith
Burnell Tucker as Lawrence
Carol Cleveland as minor role

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A contrived melodrama made all the more unconvincing by mediocre performances. Martha Hyer in particular is unequal to the demands of her part. Vernon Sewell's direction is quite without style."

Leonard Maltin gave the film two stars, calling it an "Unexciting suspenser."

References

"Some May Live". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
"Some May Live". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 34 (396): 192. 1 January 1967. ProQuest 1305838453 – via ProQuest.
Maltin, Leonard (2 September 2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9780698183612 – via Google Books.

External links

Some May Live at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Vernon Sewell
Morgenrot (1933) The Silver Fleet (1943) The World Owes Me a Living (1945) Latin Quarter (1945) The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) Uneasy Terms (1948) The Jack of Diamonds (1949) The Dark Light (1951) Black Widow (1951) The Floating Dutchman (1952) Ghost Ship (1952) Counterspy (1953) Dangerous Voyage (1954) Radio Cab Murder (1954) Where There's a Will (1955) Johnny, You're Wanted (1956) Soho Incident (1956) Home and Away (1956) Rogue's Yarn (1957) Battle of the V-1 (1958) Wrong Number (1959) Urge to Kill (1960) House of Mystery (1961) The Wind of Change (1961) The Man in the Back Seat (1961) Strongroom (1962) A Matter of Choice (1963) Strictly for the Birds (1964) Some May Live (1967) The Blood Beast Terror (1968) Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) Burke & Hare (1972)

Films directed by Vernon Sewell

Morgenrot (1933)
The Silver Fleet (1943)
The World Owes Me a Living (1945)
Latin Quarter (1945)
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
Uneasy Terms (1948)
The Jack of Diamonds (1949)
The Dark Light (1951)
Black Widow (1951)
The Floating Dutchman (1952)
Ghost Ship (1952)
Counterspy (1953)
Dangerous Voyage (1954)
Radio Cab Murder (1954)
Where There's a Will (1955)
Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)
Soho Incident (1956)
Home and Away (1956)
Rogue's Yarn (1957)
Battle of the V-1 (1958)
Wrong Number (1959)
Urge to Kill (1960)
House of Mystery (1961)
The Wind of Change (1961)
The Man in the Back Seat (1961)
Strongroom (1962)
A Matter of Choice (1963)
Strictly for the Birds (1964)
Some May Live (1967)
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
Burke & Hare (1972)

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