The Reckoning
Year:
1969
Production Country:
Great Britain / USA
Deeply penetrating portrait of a man besieged on two fronts - the high-powered London business world he has adopted and the working class streets of Liverpool to which he is drawn back.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Michael Marler Nicol Williamson
- Joyce Eglington Rachel Roberts
- John Hazlitt Paul Rogers
- Hilda Greening Zena Walker
- Rosemary Marler Ann Bell
- Keresley Peter Sallis
- Bottomley Joby Blanshard
- Cocky Burke J.G. Devlin
- Joan Barbara Ewing
- Kath, Marler's sister Christine Hargreaves
- Mitchell Edward Hardwicke
- Davidson Kenneth Hendel
- Mrs Reynolds Joan Henley
- Mrs Davies Clare Kelly
- Brunzy Tom Kempinski
- Marler's mother Gwen Nelson
- Benham John Normington
- Father Madden Desmond Perry
- Dr Carolan Godfrey Quigley
- Moyle Douglas Wilmer
- Maria Lilita Barros
- John Joe, dad Ernest Jennings
- Father Madden Desmond Perry
- singer Patricia Gratton
- pop group The Spectrum
- wrestler Don Steadman
- wrestler Spencer Churchill
- wrestler Jackie Pallo
- wrestler Tony Charles
- drunk Joe Gladwin
- first woman - party Wendy Gifford
- second woman - party Sarah Harter
- Sir Miles Bishton John Hussey
- Garner Donald Douglas
- Mrs Garner Sheila Gish
- Aunt Tess Catherine Finn
- Aunt Nellie Jean Campbell
- Aunt Christina Marjorie Hogan
- Jones Christian Rodska
- Philip John Malcolm
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Jack Gold
- Assistant Director Douglas Hermes
- Continuity Penny Daniels
Production
- © Columbia (British) Productions
- Columbia Pictures presents Columbia Pictures
- a Ronald Shedlo production Ronald Shedlo
- Produced by Ronald Shedlo
- [Associate Producer] Hugh Perceval
- Production Manager Denis Johnson Jr
- Made at Shepperton Studios
Casting
- Casting by Irene Lamb
Writing
- Screenplay by John Mcgrath
- Based on the novel "The Harp That Once" by Patrick Hall
Photography
- Photographed by Geoffrey Unsworth
- Camera Operator Peter Macdonald
- [Assistant Camera] Cedric James
- Electrical Supervisor Bill Chitty
Editing
- Edited by Peter Weatherley
Design
- Sets Designed by Ray Simm
- Set Dressing by Peter James
- Props Bobby Murrell
- Props Chuck Ferrigno
Costumes
- Wardobe Supervisor Bridget Sellers
- Mr [Nicol] Williamson's Clothes by Douglas Hayward
Make-up
- Make Up Bob Lawrence
- Hairdresser Joan Carpenter
Film processing
- Colour by Technicolor
Music
- Music Composed and Conducted by Malcolm Arnold
Sound
- Sound Recordist Ken Ritchie
- Sound Recordist Nolan Roberts
- Sound System RCA
- Sound Editor Arthur Cox