The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Rogue Male (1976)
Rogue Male (1976)
| Budget (GBP) | 0 |
| Distribution Company |
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Cultural Institution | Est. 1922) |
| Release Date | 22 September 1976 |
| Black and White | No |
| Regional Release | No |
| Release Notes | UK 22 September 1976; Canada 16 September 1977 (Toronto International Film Festival). |
| Description | Early in 1939, Sir Robert Hunter (Peter O'Toole) takes aim at Adolf Hitler (Michael Sheard) with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers. Harold Pinter plays the character Saul Abrahams. |
| Language | English |
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
Clive Donner (1926 - 2010)
Creative | Director
Geoffrey Household (1900 - 1988)
Creative | Author (original novel)
Mark Shivas (1938 - 2008)
Production | Producer
Christopher Gunning (1944)
Orchestrator | Music
Dan Rae (1937)
Creative | Film Editor
Tony Abbott
Creative | Production Designer
John Bloomfield (1942)
Creative | Costume Designer
Shirley Channing Williams
Creative | Makeup Artist
Alan Dykes
Technical | Dubbing mixer
Bill Shapter (1945)
Technical | Dubbing editor
Mike Turner
Technical | Sound Recordist
Brian Tufano (1939)
Technical | Camera operator
Remi Adefarasin (1948)
Technical | Assistant camera
Uncredited.
Marcus Dods (1918 - 1984)
Orchestrator | Conductor
Graham Benson (1947)
Production | Production Assistant
Richard Broke (1943 - 2014)
Creative | Script Editor
John E. Norton
Production | Production Assistant
Linked Organisations
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Cultural Institution | Est. 1922)
Production Company
Characters
Sir Robert Hunter (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Peter O'Toole (1932 - 2013)
Major Quive-Smith (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: John Standing (1934)
The Earl (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Alastair Sim (1900 - 1976)
Saul Abrahams (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Interrogator (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Michael Byrne (1943)
Vaner (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Mark McManus (1935 - 1994)
Fisherman (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Ray Smith (1936 - 1991)
Peale (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Hugh Manning (1920 - 2004)
Jessel (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Robert Lang (1934 - 2004)
Rebecca (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Cyd Hayman (1944)
First Seaman (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Philip Jackson (1948)
Second Seamn (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Nicholas Ball (1946)
Freda (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Maureen Lipman (1946)
Gerald (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Ray Mort (1926 - 1994)
Adolf Hitler (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Michael Sheard (1938 - 2005)
Eva Braun (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Shirley Dynevor (1933)
Mr Drake (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Ivor Roberts (1925 - 1999)
Daughter (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Julia Chambers (1956)
Postmistress (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Jean Rimmer (1928 - 2004)
Captain (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: George Selway (1924 - 1994)
Cook (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Understudy: Declan Mulholland (1932 - 1999)
Tube Traveller (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Dennis Chinnery (1927 - 2012)
Assassin (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Denys Hawthorne (1932 - 2009)
Ticket Collector (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Richardson Morgan
Ticket Collector (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Ron Pember (1934)
Golf Clubber (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Trevor Ray
German Policeman (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: John Ringham (1928 - 2008)
Pork Pie (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: David Webb (1931 - 2012)
Ticket Seller (Rogue Male) (Age: Not Specified)
Performer: Henry Woolf (1930 - 2021)
Linked Awards
No award have been added to this production record yet.
Resources
Adam Scovell, 'Gone to earth: Why Rogue Male belongs with the canon of cult 1970s British rural dramas', BFI Online, 25 January 2019 (URL)
Type: Article
External Link: https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/rogue-male-clive-donner
Discussion of the film's use of landscape.
Rogue Male Trailer, BFI Restored (URL)
Type: Trailer
External Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zt8mT4K2zU
BFI restored trailer.
The Film Programme, BBC (Audio)
Type: Interview
External Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00c26x4
2007 interview which includes O'Toole's reflections on his role in Rogue Male (at aprox 10.00)
Sources
IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075151/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
URL
Cast and Crew list sourced from IMDB.
BFI Screenonline
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/461852/index.html
URL
Clive Donner's profile on BFI Screenonline.