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| '''Two Cities Films''' was a ] film production company. Formed in 1937, it was originally envisaged as a production company operating in the two cities of ] and ] which gave the company its name. | '''Two Cities Films''' was a ] film production company. Formed in 1937, it was originally envisaged as a production company operating in the two cities of ] and ] which gave the company its name. | ||
| The driving forces behind the company were the flamboyant, Italian-born ],<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0215571/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref> and his partner the multitalented ],<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0952761/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref> born in ], ] who often worked in the dual role of director and producer. Two Cities produced a number of ]<ref>Tom Ryall, Encyclopedia of British Film</ref>film classics including the most popular British film from the wartime period, '']'' (1942).<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034891/</ref> | The driving forces behind the company were the flamboyant, Italian-born ],<ref name="Filippo Del Giudice - Biography - IMDb">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0215571/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref> and his partner the multitalented ],<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0952761/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref> born in ], ] who often worked in the dual role of director and producer. Two Cities produced a number of ]<ref name="Reference A">Tom Ryall, Encyclopedia of British Film</ref>film classics including the most popular British film from the wartime period, '']'' (1942).<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034891/</ref> | ||
| Other Two Cities films such as '']'' (1944), '']'' (1944), '']'' (1944), '']'' (1945), and '']'' (1945) contributed significantly to the high critical reputation acquired by the British cinema of the time.<ref>http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/477004/index.html</ref><ref |
Other Two Cities films such as '']'' (1944), '']'' (1944), '']'' (1944), '']'' (1945), and '']'' (1945) contributed significantly to the high critical reputation acquired by the British cinema of the time.<ref>http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/477004/index.html</ref><ref name="Reference A" /> | ||
| In the mid-1940s Two Cities Films became part of the ]. It was raising the finances for the production of Laurence Olivier's patriotic epic Henry V (1944),in all, 470,000 pounds, which forced Filippo Del Giudice to surrender his controlling interest in the company to the Rank Organisation.<ref |
In the mid-1940s Two Cities Films became part of the ]. It was raising the finances for the production of Laurence Olivier's patriotic epic Henry V (1944),in all, 470,000 pounds, which forced Filippo Del Giudice to surrender his controlling interest in the company to the Rank Organisation.<ref name="Filippo Del Giudice - Biography - IMDb" /> | ||
| Under Rank they produced key films such as '']'' (1947), '']'' (1948), and '']'' (1948). | Under Rank they produced key films such as '']'' (1947), '']'' (1948), and '']'' (1948). | ||
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| ''The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah part two; Conquering Death'', | ''The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah part two; Conquering Death'', | ||
| ''The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah part three, The Seducer'', | ''The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah part three, The Seducer'', | ||
| ''The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah part four'' is to be released in January 2022,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXVKNacrt7o</ref> |
''The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah part four'' is to be released in January 2022,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXVKNacrt7o</ref><ref>http://two-cities-films.com/files/Two-CitiesFilmsDracula.html</ref> | ||
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| * ''The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah'' (2019) | * ''The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah'' (2019) | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Two Cities Films was a British film production company. Formed in 1937, it was originally envisaged as a production company operating in the two cities of London and Rome which gave the company its name.
The driving forces behind the company were the flamboyant, Italian-born Filippo Del Giudice, and his partner the multitalented Mario Zampi, born in Sora, Italy who often worked in the dual role of director and producer. Two Cities produced a number of quintessentially Englishfilm classics including the most popular British film from the wartime period, In Which We Serve (1942).
Other Two Cities films such as This Happy Breed (1944), The Way Ahead (1944), Henry V (1944), The Way to the Stars (1945), and Blithe Spirit (1945) contributed significantly to the high critical reputation acquired by the British cinema of the time.
In the mid-1940s Two Cities Films became part of the Rank Organisation. It was raising the finances for the production of Laurence Olivier's patriotic epic Henry V (1944),in all, 470,000 pounds, which forced Filippo Del Giudice to surrender his controlling interest in the company to the Rank Organisation. Under Rank they produced key films such as Odd Man Out (1947), Hamlet (1948), and Vice Versa (1948).
Two Cities Films is now owned by Gregory Motton.
New Production
The company went back into production in 2017 with the shooting of The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah, a quartet of films,The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah, part one: A Voice Crying In The Wilderness, The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah part two; Conquering Death, The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah part three, The Seducer, The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah part four is to be released in January 2022,
Select filmography
- French Without Tears (1939)
- Unpublished Story (1942)
- In Which We Serve (1942)
- The Demi-Paradise (1943)
- The Flemish Farm (1943)
- The Gentle Sex (1943)
- The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
- This Happy Breed (1944)
- The Way Ahead (1944)
- Henry V (1944)
- Blithe Spirit (1945)
- The Way to the Stars (1945)
- The Way We Live (1946)
- Men of Two Worlds (1946)
- Odd Man Out (1947)
- Vice Versa (1948)
- Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948)
- Hamlet (1948)
- Trottie True (1948)
- Madness of the Heart (1949)
- Prelude to Fame (1950)
- Personal Affair (1953)
- Trouble in Store (1953)
- The Purple Plain (1954)
- The Four Gospels of Dracula the Messiah (2019)
References
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0215571/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0952761/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
- ^ Tom Ryall, Encyclopedia of British Film
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034891/
- http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/477004/index.html
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10754849/officers
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXVKNacrt7o
- http://two-cities-films.com/files/Two-CitiesFilmsDracula.html
External links
- Two Cities Films at IMDb
- Two Cities Films at BFI Screenonline
- Website
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