Light Up the Sky! (1960)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Lewis Gilbert

Writers:

Vernon Harris (writer)
Robert Storey (play)

Release Date:

4 December 1961 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A comedy drama set in a WWII British Army Searchlight Squad. They are an odd bunch of misfits but somehow manage to get the job done. |

Plot Keywords:

WWII | Independent Film | Based On Play

Cast

Ian Carmichael	...	Lt. Ogleby
Tommy Steele	...	Eric McGaffey
Benny Hill	...	Syd McGaffey
Sydney Tafler	...	Ted Green
Victor Maddern	...	Lance Corporal Tomlinson
Harry Locke	...	Roland Kenyon
Johnny Briggs	...	Leslie Smith
Cyril Smith	...	'Spinner' Rice
Dick Emery	...	Harry
Cardew Robinson	...	Compere
Susan Burnet	...	Jean
Sheila Hancock	...	Theatre Act
Fred Griffiths	...	Mr. Jennings

Also Known As:

Skywatch (USA)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG (video rating) | UK:A (original rating)

Company:

Criterion Films

Trivia:

Iconic connection. An enlarged still from "Light up the Sky", showing, Benny Hill and Tommy Steele, can be seen in the montage of photos behind The Beatles, on the inside of the gate-fold sleeve, of their 1964 release "Beatles For Sale".

Soundtrack:

Strike A Light

P;ease read if you are interested in the film

It has been many a year since I have seen "Light Up The Sky" but the first and remaining impression was one of Honesty. The presented story, acting and setting is completely honest.It reflects a real sentiment of the times and that for my opinion is very rare.The only down side is that the whole historical times of the film are very much sliding into the fast vanishing past. The film will be forgotten and our memories will die with us...very sad. You can sometimes obtain a used VHS tape from Ebay but it always reaches over $40. Why this is so has been a surprise to me not for the lack of quality in the film to command a good price but the persons around who are willing to purchase.