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TIME OUT
14 th July 1993, p.143
Cinefile, by Brian Case
Looking at the reasons why GET CARTER works as a film, Case particularly highlights Michael
Caine’s performance. Contrary to Thomson’s point of view in England, noir England he states
that the film is closer to America’s pulp tradition and therefore is atypically British. The article
also mentions PERFORMANCE and THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY in assessing the film.
The Long Good Friday (1979) Dir. John Mackenzie
Books
Most of the material on THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY can be found either in general texts on
British crime cinema, or in journal and newspaper articles.
KEEFFE, Barrie
The long Good Friday.
Methuen, 1984. 45p. illus.
In the introduction to this screenplay, Barrie Keeffe lists in detail the events of the previous
five years it took to get the film made from page to screen.
Journal Articles
NEON
July 1998, pp.108-113
East End boys, by Gareth Grundy
An account of the making of the film, with quotes from all the key people involved. This also
includes some reviews of the film from the time of its release in the cinema and what else was
happening in 1981.
FILM REVIEW
February 1998, pp.56-61
Call sheet: The long Good Friday, by Robert Sellers
Sellers gives a detailed but entertaining account of the making of the film, the inspiration
behind it and problems the filmmakers had with their initial backer Lord Grade and how they
had to buy back the film to stop it being cut and shown on television instead of being given a
theatrical release. This is a useful article for anyone wishing to read a concise account of the
making of the film.
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