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Director:
Basil Dearden
Writers (WGA):
Nel King (written by) and
Paul Jarrico (written by) (originally as Peter Achilles)
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Release Date:
17 April 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The film, based on Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best Jazz musicians of the period - including Dave Brubeck and Charlie Mingus. | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Patrick McGoohan ... Johnny Cousin
Keith Michell ... Cass Michaels
Betsy Blair ... Emily
Paul Harris ... Aurelius Rex
Marti Stevens ... Delia Lane

Richard Attenborough ... Rod Hamilton
Bernard Braden ... Lou Berger
Harry Towb ... Phales
María Velasco ... Benny
Dave Brubeck ... Himself - Piano
John Dankworth ... Himself - Alto Sax
Charles Mingus ... Himself - Bass
Bert Courtley ... Himself - Trumpet
Keith Christie ... Himself - Trombone
Ray Dempsey ... Himself - Guitar
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Company:
Rank Organisation, The more

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McGoohan's character "Johnny Cousin" in All Night Long (1962) uses the phrase "Be seeing you" when he says goodbye to the road manager "Berger" towards the end of the movie. This is a commonly heard phrase in "The Prisoner" (1967) , "The Prisoner" (2009), and was also one of Patrick McGoohan's catchphrases in "Danger Man" (1960) and "Danger Man" (1964) . more
Quotes:
Johnnie Cousin: Me? Oh, I belong to that new minority group: white American jazz musicians. They're going to hold a mass meeting in a phone booth.
[laughs]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "TCM Underground: All Night Long (#1.52)" (2008) more

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Interesting jazz soap-opera..., 17 November 2007
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Author: dwpollar from Bothell, Washington

1st watched 11/17/2007, 6 out of 10(Dir-Basil Dearden): Interesting jazz soap-opera played out with many actual jazz superstars of the day is amazingly watchable despite the lack of acting talent on-hand. According to my cable on-demand info, the story is a re-telling of Shakespeare's Othello(a story that I'm not familiar with I'm sorry to say) and is played out effectively by everyone involved. The setting is a 1-year anniversary for a hot couple in the jazz world(Rex and Odelia) at a rich man's swank hideout that he uses exclusively for parties of this type. The rich man is played by Richard Attenborough, who is always good in his acting stints and this one is no exception. Everything appears peachy as the couple enters the scene, but there is a hint of scandal as his drummer schemes to start his own band trying to lure away his new wife to be a vocalist in it, although she doesn't appear initially to be that interested. The tangled web is weaved thicker and thicker as the night goes on as the believable antagonist plots everyone against each other for his own gain. This role is played very well by Patrick McGoohan as we can see the evil lurking behind his eyes and it is revealed increasingly as the film goes on. Behind all this is some of the hottest jazz musicians playing original tunes providing a very unique background to the storyline as individuals move in and out of the jam session providing them a break from the drama and being kind of an exit door for the characters in the play. All in all this is a very satisfying unique movie experience that is played out well and provides good background music as well. It is definitely, cool baby!!

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