Long Ago, Tomorrow (1971)
"The Raging Moon" (original title)

Bruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence home. But this doesn't slow his lust for life. Then he meets Jill and has to think about the... See full summary »

Director:

Bryan Forbes

Writers:

Bryan Forbes (screenplay), Peter Marshall (play)

Stars:

Malcolm McDowell, Nanette Newman, Georgia Brown

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Malcolm McDowell	...	Bruce Pritchard
Nanette Newman	...	Jill Matthews
Georgia Brown	...	Sarah Charles
Bernard Lee	...	Uncle Bob
Gerald Sim	...	Rev. Carbett
Michael Flanders	...	Clarence Marlow
Margery Mason	...	Matron
Barry Jackson	...	Bill Charles
Geoffrey Whitehead	...	Harold Pritchard
Chris Chittell	...	Terry (as Christopher Chittell)
Jack Woolgar	...	Bruce's Father
Norman Bird	...	Dr. Matthews
Constance Chapman	...	Mrs. Matthews
Michael Lees	...	Geoffrey
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	Mr. Latbury

Storyline

Bruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence home. But this doesn't slow his lust for life. Then he meets Jill and has to think about the effects of disability.

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Plot Keywords:

disability | sex between handicapped | paraplegic | flirt | independent film

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 1972 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Long Ago, Tomorrow

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

EMI Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title comes from a phrase in a Dylan Thomas poem

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Connections

Remake of Boy Meets Girl: The Raging Moon (1967)

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Soundtracks

"Long Ago Tomorrow"
(US release only)
Music by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Hal David
Sung by B.J. Thomas

User Reviews

DylanThomas

The key to understand this great movie is the poem by Dylan Thomas: "in my craft or sullen art" "In my craft or sullen art Exercised in the still night When only the moon rages And the lovers lie abed With all their griefs in their arms I labour by singing light Not for ambition or bread Or the strut and trade of charms On the ivory stages But for the common wages Of their most secret heart.

Not for the proud man apart From the raging moon I write On these spindrift pages Nor for the towering dead With their nightingales and psalms But for the lovers, their arms Round the griefs of the ages, Who pay no praise or wages Nor heed my craft or art." Two works of art:the film and the poem

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