Project Detail

The Round Tower

Synopsis

Set in the late 1950's and early '60s The Round Tower is the story of convent-school educated Vanessa Ratcliffe, rough diamond Angus Cotton, and the events which draw the unlikely pair together. Angus, a supervisor at the engineering works run by Vanessa's father, is blamed when scandal threatens the wealthy Ratcliffe family. The situation kick starts his own ambitious plans for the future, a future which unexpectedly comes to include Vanessa.

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Features
Running time
180 mins
Format
16mm, Digi Beta SP Fuji
Director
Alan Grint
Producer
Keith Richardson
Executive Producer
Keith Richardson
Director of Photography
Robin Vidgeon BSC
Principal cast
Emilia Fox, Ben Miles, Keith Barron and Jan Harvey
Screen Writer
T. R. Bowen

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Production Status

Production Company

Festival Film & Television Ltd Festival House Tranquil Passage Blackheath London SE3 OBJ Tel: 020 8297 9999 Fax: 020 8297 1155

Sales Company

Brite TV The London TV Centre Upper Ground London SE1 9LT Tel: 020 7737 8323 Fax: 020 7928 8470

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