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The Last Chapter
Dark tale in which a best-selling author (Denholm Elliot) is unbalanced by an assured young fan (Susan Penhaligon) who questions the move into easy commercialism displayed in his recent work.
Director: David Tringham
Overview
Darktale directed by prolific assistant director David Tringham in which a best-selling author (Denholm Elliot) working on the last chapter of his latest book receives a visit from a provocative seventeen-year-old school girl (Susan Penhaligon) who questions the move into easy commercialism displayed in his recent work. This intriguing, beguiling film originally played as a support feature to Roy Boulting’s wartime comedy Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974).
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