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Laughter in the Dark ()

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A married middle-aged art critic and 16-year-old Margot begin an affair and develop a troublesome mutually parasitic relationship.
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Sir Edward More
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Margot
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Herve Tourace
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Paul
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Lady Pamela More
Sebastian Breaks ...
Brian
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Amelia More
Edward Gardner ...
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Miss Porly
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Colonel
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Philippa Urquhart ...
Philippa
Helen Booth ...
Maid
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Sir Edward More (scenesDeleted)

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Tony Richardson

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Edward Bond ... (writer)
 
Vladimir Nabokov ... (novel)

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Neil Hartley ... producer
Elliott Kastner ... producer

Cinematography by

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Dick Bush

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Charles Rees

Editorial Department

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Sarah Ellis ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Julia Trevelyan Oman

Costume Design by

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Jocelyn Rickards

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Ross Carver ... hairdresser (uncredited)

Production Management

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Gavrik Losey ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Miguel Gil ... co-first assistant director / location first assistant director
Andrew Grieve ... assistant director
Terry Hodgkinson ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Mentor Huebner ... production illustrator
Ian Whittaker ... set dresser

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Iain Bruce ... sound (as Ian Bruce)
Gerry Humphreys ... dubbing editor
Jock May ... sound mixer
Robin O'Donoghue ... assistant dubbing mixer (uncredited)

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Peter Ewens ... focus
Alan McCabe ... camera operator
Ron Pearce ... gaffer
Derek Suter ... electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Belinda Cadbury ... costumes
Eddie Boyce ... wardrobe (uncredited)

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Raymond Leppard ... conductor / music adaptor

Script and Continuity Department

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Ene Watts ... continuity

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Michael English ... title designer

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Taglines Vladimir Nabokov's tale of suspense and cruelty. See more »
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Also Known As
  • La chambre obscure (France)
  • Risa en la oscuridad (Spain)
  • Der Satan mischt die Karten (West Germany)
  • A Noite Infiel (Brazil)
  • Latter i mørket (Denmark)
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  • 104 min
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Trivia Richard Burton had been filming for two weeks when he was fired. Production company Woodfall Films in their press release said it was "for being unpunctual and unprofessional". However, it has been suggested that, whilst Burton had unarguably been difficult, Tony Richardson's real reason for firing him (at a time when he was the highest-paid, and perhaps most famous, film actor in the world) was to gain publicity, both for his film (which was, as expected, a major box-office failure) and himself. There have been other instances of someone very famous being fired from a film as a publicity tool or power play by producers - for example, producer David Merrick sacked Marlon Brando from the cast of "Child's Play", Merrick's first cinema production, soon after Brando's legendary success in "The Godfather", whilst another new producer, Martin Ransohoff, fired three-time Oscar-winning director William Wyler from "The Americanisation of Emily" to replace him with a newcomer from television, Arthur Hiller. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in The Hitchhiker (2017). See more »
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