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Alun Falconer was born on 20 August 1923 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was a writer and producer, known for The Man Upstairs (1958), Never Let Go (1960) and Underworld Informers (1963). He was married to Helen Mary St John. He died on 27 September 1973 in London, England, UK.
- Alun Falconer
- September 27, 1973
- August 20, 1923
Alun Falconer was born on August 20, 1923 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was a writer and producer, known for The Man Upstairs (1958), Never Let Go (1960) and Underworld Informers (1963). He was married to Helen Mary St John. He died on September 27, 1973 in London, England, UK.
- August 20, 1923
- September 27, 1973
Alun Falconer - Alun Falconer started his film career at the National Film Unit in 1946. Early in 1948 he and cameraman Roger Mirams left the NFU and founded the Pacific Film Unit. A year later he went to China where he worked as a journalist and was an eyewitness to the fall of Shanghai.
The Man Upstairs is a 1958 British psychological drama film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Richard Attenborough and Bernard Lee. [1] [2] The film was produced by Robert Dunbar for Act Films Ltd. [3] Plot. Peter Watson, a tenant of a boarding house, is troubled with pain and an inability to sleep.
The Pacific Film Unit was established in Wellington in 1948 by Alun Falconer and Roger Mirams, who were ex-National Film Unit staff. At that time, most films produced in New Zealand were documentaries made by the government's National Film Unit. John O'Shea joined in 1950.
Sep 10, 2012 · Release Details. Duration:88 mins. Cast and crew. Director:Don Chaffey. Screenwriter:Alun Falconer. Cast: Richard Attenborough. Bernard Lee. Donald Houston. Dorothy Alison. Kenneth Griffith....
Story by Alun Falconer, who also wrote the screenplay. A man with a troubled mind has some trifle with a gas burner in the middle of the night, which triggers a chain of events that spirals when the police, frustrated, angry and fueled by rage over a colleague's recent demise, wants to clear the situation with considerable and satisfactory force.
