Btw, pretty decent movie, granted this being a first Powell/Pressberger major film.
This was made before Powell met Pressburger. But it was Powell's first really personal film and was the start of the collaborations that led to The Archers. Some of the people in
EotW were still being used in later Powell & Pressburger films.
Eric Berry (Robbie Manson, the one that fell off the cliff), was Lermontov's assistant in
The Red Shoes and various other films
John Laurie (Peter Manson) was in
Colonel BlimpFinlay Currie (James Gray) was in
I Know Where I'm Going!Various members of the crew carried on working with Powell for many years as well.
Remember that none of these people had multi-film contracts with the studios. They were all hired for just one film at a time. But many of them would go out of their way to work on a project with The Archers
Some others have commented about the use of cliffs in the
Shutter Island trailer and wondered in Scorsese is deliberately referencing
EotW. I'm not sure about that, but the shot near the end of the trailer with Leo running up the spiral staircase is a deliberate tip of the hat to
The Red Shoes Steve
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AsaNisiMasa_63
15 years ago
< I'm not sure about that, but the shot near the end of the trailer with Leo running up the spiral staircase is a deliberate tip of the hat to The Red Shoes
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh....I do see where you're getting at, although I think it was a nod to Carol Reed's "The Third Man" with the dutch angle ala at the end where Harry Lime as he climbs the staircase, but I definitely see how you got The Red Shoes having just saw it recently.
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