A Summer Story (1988)

Director:

Piers Haggard

Writers:

John Galsworthy (story)
Penelope Mortimer (writer)

Release Date:

16 February 1989 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

For every man and every woman there is that one great love. A love that touches the heart fires the soul and lingers in the memory forever.

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

James Wilby	...	Mr. Ashton
Imogen Stubbs	...	Megan David
Susannah York	...	Mrs. Narracombe
Kenneth Colley	...	Jim (as Ken Colley)
Jerome Flynn	...	Joe Narracombe
Lee Billett	...	Nick
Oliver Perry	...	Rick
Harry Burton	...	Garton
Sophie Ward	...	Stella Halliday
John Elmes	...	Mr. Halliday
Camilla Power	...	Sabina Halliday
Juliette Fleming	...	Freda Halliday
Sukie Smith	...	Betsy
John Savident	...	Bank Clerk
Rachel Joyce	...	Post Office Girl

Directed by
Piers Haggard

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Galsworthy		story "The Apple Tree"
Penelope Mortimer		writer

Produced by
Danton Rissner	....	producer

Original Music by
Georges Delerue

Cinematography by
Kenneth MacMillan

Film Editing by
Ralph Sheldon

Casting by
Celestia Fox

Production Design by
Leo Austin

Art Direction by
Diane Dancklefsen
Richard Elton

Costume Design by
Jenny Beavan

Makeup Department
Christine Allsopp	....	makeup assistant
Carole Bennett	....	assistant hair stylist
Eileen Fletcher	....	makeup assistant
Nick Forder	....	chief makeup artist (as Nicholas Forder)
Stevie Hall	....	chief hair stylist
Connie Reeve	....	assistant makeup artist
Stephen Rose	....	assistant hair stylist
Tracy Smith	....	assistant hair stylist (as Tracey Smith)

Production Management
Christabel Albery	....	production supervisor
Dennis A. Brown	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Hall	....	first assistant director
Cordelia Hardy	....	third assistant director
Trevor Puckle	....	third assistant director
Jane Studd	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Bob Betis	....	painter
Gordon Billings	....	dressing prop
Alan Booth	....	construction manager
Dave Buck	....	stagehand
Bob Eames	....	stand-by carpenter (as Robert Eames)
Steve Hedinger	....	lettering artist
Robert Hill	....	stand-by prop
Steve Macdonald	....	dressing prop (as Stephen McDonald)
Peter Mann	....	carpenter
Maxie McDonald	....	property master
Dave Midson	....	dressing prop (as David Midson)
Fred Myatt	....	chargehand
Mickey Pugh	....	stand-by prop
Fred Round	....	carpenter
Mike Sotheran	....	painter
Graham Tew	....	property buyer
John Tregear	....	stand-by stagehand
Dave Westcott	....	stand-by painter
Sidney Wilson	....	stagehand

Sound Department
David Hildyard	....	sound recordist
Peter Musgrave	....	dubbing editor
Keith Pamplin	....	boom operator
John Pitt	....	sound maintenance engineer
John Poyner	....	dubbing editor
Bill Rowe	....	dubbing mixer
Jim Shields	....	dubbing editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Graham Attwood	....	still photographer
Paul Borg	....	best boy
Tony Breeze	....	focus puller (as Anthony Breeze)
Tony Hester	....	gaffer
Keith Hunt	....	electrician
Tom Lowen	....	stand-by rigger
John Murphy	....	electrician
Mick O'Connell	....	electrician
Peter Richardson	....	electrician
Roy Russell	....	camera grip
Jonathan Sykes	....	clapper loader
Malcolm Vinson	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Sarah Trevis	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Burton	....	wardrobe assistant
Sylvia Grainger	....	wardrobe assistant
Steve Hubbard	....	wardrobe assistant
William Pierce	....	wardrobe assistant
Janet Tebrooke	....	wardrobe mistress
Richard Schoen	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Neil Farrell	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Geoff R. Brown	....	assistant music editor
Daniel Farrell	....	assistant music editor
Greg Fulginiti	....	music engineer
Robert Hathaway	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Frank Buisson	....	unit driver
Joe Drinkeld	....	transportation
Terry Reece	....	unit driver

Other crew
Joanna Collins	....	location manager
Julie Davies	....	runner
Kevin De La Noy	....	runner
Jill Ernest	....	accountant secretary
Robert Fabbri	....	runner
Bob Feather	....	security officer
Harriet Fenner	....	production coordinator
Ben Ford	....	horse and carriages
Maria Ford	....	horse and carriages
Linda Glatzel	....	unit nurse
Tarn Harper	....	assistant accountant
John Holmes	....	animal handler
Doreen Landry	....	publicist
Susan Leh	....	publicity controller
Ben Montanio	....	production controller
Angus More Gordon	....	runner (as Angus More-Gordon)
Skates Naiman	....	coordinator: Los Angeles (as Sandi Naiman)
Tim Neate	....	animal handler
Mike Pears	....	security officer
Annie Penn	....	script supervisor (as Annie Wotton)
Peter Robey	....	insurer
Samantha Thomas	....	runner
Sue Wall	....	production accountant
Joan Washington	....	dialogue coach
Fleur Whitlock	....	runner
Kimi Zabihyan	....	contact: London

Production Companies

• Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. (1988) (UK) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Releasing Corporation
• Warner Home Video (1989) (UK) (VHS)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  light equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:15 | Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Devon, England, UK

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Movie Connections:

Version of "Actor's Studio: The Apple Tree (#2.22)" (1950)

Soundtrack:

I Know You're Out There Somewhere

A beautifully photographed and acted masterpiece!

This film, though little noticed by the general moviegoing public, is a beautifully photographed and acted masterpiece. It is a bittersweet tale of lost love, based on a short story ("The Apple Tree") by John Galsworthy. Most of the film, in writer Penelope Mortimer's skillful adaptation, is presented as a flashback -- sandwiched by an introduction and coda that are devastatingly poignant. Piers Haggard directs with a lighthanded touch that makes the characters seem utterly real. I cannot recommend this film too highly. Every time I view it, I am overwhelmed anew by its intense vision of human nature. A gem!