Portrait of Alison

Portrait of Alison

18/1/1956 1h 24m 6.2/10

Overview

An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.

Director

Guy Green

Top Billed Cast

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Inspector Colby

Terry Moore

Terry Moore

Alison Ford

William Sylvester

William Sylvester

Dave Forrester

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Henry Carmichael

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Tim Forrester

Josephine Griffin

Josephine Griffin

Jill Stewart

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

11/14/2022

6/10

Robert Beatty is an artist who learns that his brother has been killed in a Italian car accident. As you'd expect, that's just the start of it - the mystery revolves around a postcard featuring a glass of Chianti being held in a woman's hand... Who has it? What does it mean? Is it a clue to the mysterious death? This is a far more layered thriller than you'd expect - the performances are taut and the dialogue less meandering than in many other UK-made dramas of the time. Geoffrey Keen is good as the sceptical police inspector and although you do get the gist well before the end, it's still quite a suspensefully directed (by Guy Green) 80 minutes.

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