Blood Money (TV 1957)

Director:

Ralph Nelson

Writer:

Rod Serling

Stars:

Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Jacqueline Hill

Cast

Credited cast:
Michael Caine	...	Fighter
Sean Connery	...	Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Jacqueline Hill	...	Grace Carney
George Margo	...	Maish Rennick
Warren Mitchell	...	Army

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama | Action

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Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1957 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

A remake of an episode from the US TV series Playhouse 90 (Requiem for a Heavyweight (1957)), broadcast live by the BBC in the UK. Jack Palance (the star of the original US broadcast) was unavailable for this version so a nationwide hunt was mounted to find a suitable replacement. The part eventually went to an unknown actor called Sean Connery.

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Connections

Version of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: Requiem for a Heavyweight (1957)

User Reviews

One of the pinnacles of early Television

This was an incredibly moving production, performed live, with all the tension & electricity of an off-Broadway play watched from the first row. All the performances were peerless, you just never had a sense you were watching actors (as opposed to the satisfactory but much more "stagy" film). Way above & beyond all the others, though, was the presence of Jack Palance, an actor of immense (easily Shakespearean) sensitivity & grace who for once in his career was given a chance to show what tremendous depth & grace he possesses. I saw this show when I was in high school & was moved to my inner core & have never forgotten it. I will always consider Jack Palance one of the great actors of the 20th century.