Childrens film foundation collection scary stories. The children s film foundation was a british production company set up in 1951 in order to make films specifically for children. It must surely have sent shivers down the spines of 1970s kids and remains eerily effective today. Childrens film and television foundation film catalogue m. The first time on dvd for these three scary stories from the archives of the children s film foundation featuring tales of ghosts, mysteries and spooky mansions the man from nowhere 1976 is a beautifully told victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director james hill. This article is a list of films produced, distributed or sponsored by the childrens film foundation. The childrens film foundation was founded in 1951 and over 30 years produced many high quality films and drama to healthily entertain the younger generation. Hollis andrews is the daughter of actors john hollis and gabrielle hamilton. Unfortunately the other two titles have not been transferred as well and the general staging, script and acting is not up to the standard of the man from nowhere.
The man from nowhere also known as man from nowhere year 1975 formats cinema, dvd distributor s children s film foundation,bfi video classified date s 310720 main language english bbfc reference azf043612. The salvage gang by childrens film foundation great britain. In the man from nowhere 1976, a young girl goes to stay at her wealthy uncles home where she encounters a mysterious stranger who seems keen for her to leave. The first time on dvd for these three scary stories from the archives of the children s film foundation featuring tales of ghosts, mysteries and spooky mansions.
With childrens film foundation cff sorted by popularity ascending childrens film and television foundation home page childrens film and television foundation official website. Scary stories man from nowhere haunters of deep out of darkness hier verkrijgbaar op zavvi. Oct 23, 20 the renamed childrens film and television foundation cftf was able to continue making largely the same sorts of films it had produced for the cinema in the heyday of the cff and, as haunters of the deep reveals, make them to a similarly high standard. In haunters of the deep 1984, a businessman causes trouble when he reopens an old mine with a dark history. Today we look at the latest installment in the bfis terrific children s film foundation collection series. Sep 20, 20 alice, ive come to warn you, dont go to tower house, yells a maniac in a top hat at orphan alice in the first of these creepy tales, james hill s gothic thriller the man from nowhere. Reelstreets salvage gang, the childrens film foundation. Jul 17, 2019 the childrens film foundation was founded in 1951 and over 30 years produced many high quality films and drama to healthily entertain the younger generation. Newly transferred from the best available elements held in the bfi national archive, these muchloved and fondly remembered films finally return to the screen after many years out of. The man from nowhere is quite excellent in staging, scripting and acting and the picture quality is very good. Children s film foundation, london, released in the u. James hills direction maintains the tension, and an impressive sense of period, as the.
This article is a list of films produced, distributed or sponsored by the children s film foundation. This is the junction of prince s street, poultry, queen victoria street, king william street, cornhill and threadneedle street in ec3 with the bank of england on the left. Each is the backbone for the three films gathered on scary stories, the bfis fourth collection drawn from the archives of the childrens film foundation cff. The recognisable location is also seen in tube tales, circus of fear, the sandwich man and many other. Made by the childrens film foundation, this is the story of a group of young musicians who are able to bust a gang of robbers.
The childrens film foundation was a british production company set up in 1951 in order to make films specifically for children. Childrens film foundation sound serials classic horror. Made by the children s film foundation, this is the story of a group of young musicians who are able to bust a gang of robbers. Ali and the camel episode 4 the man with three fingers. The man from nowhere 59min drama, mystery in 1860, a young orphaned girl is sent to live with her uncle, but she is troubled by a shadowy figure that appears and disappears. Alice, ive come to warn you, dont go to tower house, yells a maniac in a top hat at orphan alice in the first of these creepy tales, james hills gothic thriller the man from nowhere. Oakley court between maidenhead and windsor in berkshire. Although aimed at children, around an hour long and made with limited budgets, these subtle. For 30 years it was subsidised by the eady levy a tax on box office receipts, but this was abolished in 1985. Title type runtime cut distributor date certificate. The first time on dvd for these three scary stories from the archives of the childrens film foundation featuring tales of ghosts, mysteries and spooky mansions the man from nowhere 1976 is a beautifully told victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director james hill. Newly transferred from the best available elements held in the bfi national archive, these muchloved and fondly remembered films.
If i can get the negatives out of the way, cff films obviously focused on kids and its rare for a film of this ilk to have loads of. The problem well problem to some maybe with the recent cff bfi movie releases is that there is no reason why they cant put 6 films on each release with a 2pk dvd maybe, also there is normally one naff film thats put in with 2 decent ones. Triple bill of british movies produced by the childrens film foundation. Nice to see that the bfi have released a decent copy of this on r2 dvd, along with two other spooky stories from the childrens film foundation. This resulted in lots of short films featuring young people on silly, surreal and thrilling adventures across the uk including this set of three films called the race is on. Wells and amy catherine robbins, was a main executive at the cff. For over 30 years the children s film foundation produced quality entertainment for young audiences, employing the cream of british filmmaking talent. After having showcased some strange, unusual and deeply wonderful adventures a few months back in weird tales the bfis third collection of recently restored and remastered childrens.
Scary stories childrens film foundation collection dvd. Sarah hollis andrews, ronald adam, anthony mccaffery, shane franklin, reggie winch location s. Part of the children s film and television foundation website. The childrens film foundation cff was a nonprofitmaking organisation which makes films. Newly transferred from the best available elements held in the bfi national archive, these muchloved and fondly remembered films finally return to the screen after many years out of distribution. The man from nowhere, haunters of the deep and out of the darkness. Newly transferred from the best available elements held in the bfi national archive, these muchloved and fondly remembered films finally return to the screen after. Childrens film foundation collection scary stories uk. Scary stories by the childrens film foundation thedeadpixels. The first time on dvd for these three scary stories from the archives of the childrens film foundation featuring tales of ghosts, mysteries and spooky mansions. Scary stories dvd the man from nowhere haunters of the deep out of the darkness.
Sarah hollis andrews, ronald adam, anthony mccaffery, shane franklin, reggie winch locations. Buy children s film foundation collection volume four. Man from nowhere british board of film classification. In the man from nowhere 1976, a young girl goes to stay at her wealthy uncle s home where she encounters a mysterious stranger who seems keen for her to leave. Scary stories dvd bfi childrens film foundation pal all. With childrens film foundation cff sorted by popularity. This atmospheric thriller from the childrens film foundation is set around an ornate gloomy old mansion house. If i can get the negatives out of the way, cff films obviously focused on kids and it s rare for a film of this ilk to have loads of top talent available as far as child actors are concerned.
Young orphan alice has been invited by her rich uncle to live in his country mansion but she soon finds herself persecuted by the apparent visitations of an unsettling stranger. Nice to see that the bfi have released a decent copy of this on r2 dvd, along with two other spooky stories from the children s film foundation. For over 30 years the childrens film foundation produced quality entertainment for young audiences, employing the cream of british filmmaking talent. James hill s direction maintains the tension, and an impressive sense of period, as the. In 1860, a young orphaned girl is sent to live with her uncle, but she is troubled by a shadowy figure that appears and disappears. A mine haunted by spriguns, an orphan menaced by a stranger who vanishes at will and the shadow cast over a village by the black death. The house was also seen in the house in nightmare park, the curse of frankenstein, the mutations, never take sweets from a stranger, what the butler saw and the rocky horror picture show. The dvd in question is a threepart collection called scary stories and the company is the childrens film foundation. Rank film library 16mm entertainment film catalogue 197879.
Triple bill of british movies produced by the children s film foundation. The childrens film foundation story 8 part documentary the cff story. Nothing but the night the childrens film foundation. In 2012 the childrens film and television foundation changed its name and broadened its role to become the childrens media foundation. The man from nowhere 1976 is a beautifully told victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director james hill. With children s film foundation cff sorted by popularity ascending children s film and television foundation home page children s film and television foundation official website. It made a few further films in the mid1980s, by which time it had been renamed the children s film and television foundation. Scary stories brings together a collection of creepy childrens films from the childrens film foundation. Childrens film and television foundation ltd dvd no on sale from the british film institute in london on the scary stories set. Buy childrens film foundation collection volume four.
Man from nowhere, the childrens film foundation date. Three of the stories are collected here under the scary stories theme and that is an apt description for this trilogy of tales. Feature or featurettes 4d special agents 1981 adventures of hal 5 1958 anoop and the elephant 1972 beware of the dog 1963 the. The dvd in question is a threepart collection called scary stories and the company is the children s film foundation. The man from nowhere 1976, 59 mins sees a young girl moves to her rich uncles country house, but a stranger warns her of grave dangers if she stays, in this. Part of the childrens film and television foundation website. Childrens film foundation the children s film foundation was a non profit making organisation which made films for children in the united kingdom, typically running for about 55 minutes. The man from nowhere haunters of the deep out of the darkness for over 30 years the childrens film foundation produced quality entertainment for young audiences, employing the cream of british filmmaking talent.
Reelstreets man from nowhere, the childrens film foundation. Title man from nowhere year 1975 distributor s children s film foundation classified date s 24111975 submitted run time 59m 2s approved footage 53. For those of few of you that may not know and boy do i pity you having missed out, the childrens film foundation cff produced homegrown entrainment for. Publication date 1964 topics borer, mary irene cathcart, borer, mary cathcart, 19061994 publisher childrens film foundation, london, released in the u.
Childrens film and television foundation film catalogue index. The man from nowhere also known as man from nowhere year 1975 formats cinema, dvd distributors childrens film foundation,bfi video classified dates 310720 main language english bbfc reference azf043612. The man from nowhere was one of the childrens film foundations occasional excursions into horror, which given this was meant for kids was not particularly horrible, though many have memories of watching this as youngsters and being scared by the title character, even if the final explanation owed more to scoobydoo than m. Today the theme is scary stories so with the halloween season fast approaching. The man from nowhere was one of the children s film foundation s occasional excursions into horror, which given this was meant for kids was not particularly horrible, though many have memories of watching this as youngsters and being scared by the title character, even if the final explanation owed more to scoobydoo than m. With sarah hollis andrews, ronald adam, anthony mccaffery, shane franklin. It is trading on mr james style chills, though the lead character is a young girl as opposed to an aged academic. Her only other roles were in the childrens film foundation production the man from nowhere 1975, and the tv series the peppermint pig 1977. Young orphan alice has been invited by her rich uncle to. The man from nowhere is a beautifully told victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director james hill.
Scary stories dvd bfi childrens film foundation pal. Many of its films, dating back to the 1960s, were shown on the bbc in the 1980s, in the friday film special strand. The man from nowhere is an hour long film from the bbc 1975, released by the children s film foundation i think. The man from nowhere is an hour long film from the bbc 1975, released by the childrens film foundation i think. The man from nowhere is a beautifully told victorian gothic. She appeared alongside her mother in all three of her acting credits. This is the junction of princes street, poultry, queen victoria street, king william street, cornhill and threadneedle street in ec3 with the bank of england on the left.
An establishing shot of tower house, where alice meets her elderly uncle george. List of films, with descriptions and pictures, from the catalogue of films funded by the cftf. It made a few further films in the mid1980s, by which time it had been renamed the childrens film and television foundation. For those of few of you that may not know and boy do i pity you having missed out, the children s film foundation cff produced homegrown entrainment for young cinemagoers for well over 30 years. Childrens film foundation classified dates 24111975 submitted run time 59m 2s approved footage 53 bbfc reference aff043612. In haunters of the deep 1984, a businessman causes trouble. Man from nowhere, the childrens film foundation reelstreets. Only the first of these films, the man from nowhere 1974, is actually. The man from nowhere haunters of the deep out of the darkness. Childrens film and television foundation film catalogue. This atmospheric thriller from the children s film foundation is set around an ornate gloomy old mansion house. Young orphan alice has been invited by her rich uncle to live in his.