28-502: The Squeeze may refer to these films: The Squeeze (1977 film) , a British gangster thriller The Squeeze (1980 film) , an Italian heist film The Squeeze (1987 film) , an American comedy The Squeeze (2015 film) , an American golfing drama See also [ edit ] Squeeze (disambiguation) The Main Squeeze (disambiguation) , band and album Topics referred to by
56-403: A British Indian Army barracks in the late 19th-century, the film centers on an impromptu court-martial following the assault of an officer's widow. Conduct Unbecoming was released by British Lion Films on 5 October 1975, to generally positive reviews. The American National Board of Review ranked the film in its Top Ten Films of 1975. In 1880, two young British officers arrive to join
84-414: A Don Siegel thriller, and a gallery of underworld types as sharply and fully delineated as anything this side of Performance [1970]." Variety wrote: "The best to be said for it is that it's competently made. Keach suffers some nasty lumps and sundry humiliations, all in the cause of Edward Fox as a security firm exec whose wife and kid are hostages against a million-dollar-plus payoff. Carol White
112-538: A contact between the film unit and the local underworld to cut down on harassment, due to location shooting in rather undesirable areas where criminals were operating. Local people in the area were hired as extras. Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones accidentally became an extra in the film. . The classic Rolls-Royce driven by Stephen Boyd, is known as the most filmed individual Rolls-Royce motor car , seen in more than 35 films or TV series. Chassis no. SRH2971. Source www. imcdb.org Apted called it an "informed look at
140-419: A drunken ex-copper... unengaging." Conduct Unbecoming (1975 film) Conduct Unbecoming is a 1975 British period legal drama film directed by Michael Anderson and adapted by Robert Enders from Barry England 's play of the same name . It features an ensemble cast, starring Michael York , Richard Attenborough , Trevor Howard , Stacy Keach , Christopher Plummer and Susannah York . Set in
168-441: A flat. Christine is left in a room with toys and a bed and rarely features in the action. Jill complies with the men’s demands for her to keep them occupied with cooking and playing backgammon, but eventually they intimidate her into stripping naked in front of them, echoing the way Naboth had been humiliated at Vic’s house. After the security van raid takes place, Jill and Christine are taken to be handed over to Foreman. Christine
196-619: A regiment in India. Middle-class Second Lieutenant Arthur Drake, whose father previously served in the regiment, is eager to fit in. Second Lieutenant Edward Millington, son of a general, confides to Drake that he intends to fail his 3-month probationary period; he deliberately antagonizes his fellow officers. They arrive during the commemoration ceremony of the third anniversary of the Battle of Rajapur, where fallen hero Captain John Scarlett
224-467: A regimental mess game where officers chase a wooden pig on wheels, pulled by him, catching it and fiercely piercing its anus with their swords while yelling “pig!” At a dance, Millington gets drunk and tries to seduce Mrs. Scarlett in the garden. She repels him, but moments later runs back into the mess wounded and bloodied in her hindquarters, claiming the culprit was Millington. An informal court martial—a private hearing designed to avoid public scandal for
252-462: A similar attack with a sword six months prior, long before Millington joined the regiment. When pressed, Mrs. Bandanai says Captain Scarlett assaulted her. Warning Mrs. Scarlett to keep silent, Wimbourne says, “They’ll take India away from you.” At the hearing, when shown her dress from the night of the assault, with blood and a cut that could have been made with a sword point, Mrs. Scarlett acts out
280-644: A sub-plot involving Naboth’s relationship with his friend Teddy. It leaves open the possibility that Foreman was in on the kidnap plot as a means of stealing the company’s money and humiliating Jill. The film was shot in London in October 1976. Keach said Apted was "a wonderful and intelligent director" who cast the actor on the basis of his appearance in Conduct Unbecoming (1975). The producers of The Squeeze enlisted ex-gangster Bob Ramsey to act as
308-408: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Squeeze (1977 film) The Squeeze is a 1977 British gangster thriller directed by Michael Apted and starring Stacy Keach , Edward Fox , David Hemmings and Stephen Boyd . It was based on the 1974 novel Whose Little Girl Are You? by Bill James (as David Craig). The screenplay
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#1732790322669336-498: Is honored annually, with his widow again presented with the Victoria Cross , awarded posthumously for his valor, that she returns to the regiment. Captain Scarlett's bloody and tattered uniform hangs prominently in a glass case as a testament to his brutal death at the hands of tribesmen. Majors Alastair Wimbourne and Lionel Roach viewed Scarlett's savaged and brutally emasculated body. Lieutenant Richard Fothergill instructs
364-404: Is released. Through circumstances, Vic’s daughter is also present and Naboth seizes her, threatening to shoot her if Jill is not released, and eventually she is. Naboth apprehends Vic. The plot relies on the relationships between the main characters including Jill’s history with Naboth, Foreman valuing his business more than his wife, Naboth and Keith’s past conflict as detective and criminal, and
392-494: Is the terrorized wife, with the complication that she's also Keach's former spouse. David Hemmings is one of the thugs, and Stephen Boyd turns up as the gang mastermind with a resonant Irish brogue. He's an entertaining meanie and tackles the part with relish. The Leon Griffiths screenplay, however, doesn't afford much latitude for the others, excepting Freddie Starr in for comic relief as a reformed hood trying to reform his idol, Keach. The latter should be sympathetic but isn't – blame
420-502: Is “honorably” recorded in the regimental archives as “killed in action" at Rajapur. Barry England 's play premiered in 1969 and had a short run on Broadway the following year. The film was greenlit by Michael Deeley who had recently become managing director of British Lion Films , and was part financed through a US tax deal. Deeley said there had been a number of screenplays written, including one by Terence Rattigan which Deeley says cost £250,000. He said all of them "failed to crack
448-697: The British underworld" and said Warner Bros considered the film "too indigenous." Keach said the film "didn't translate in America but it was well regarded and successful in England." The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: " The Squeeze is as neat and skilful a takeover bid as the English cinema has pulled off in a long time. Even if the plot tends to tie itself in knots working in all the emotional complexities, it provides action and moral ambiguity enough to stock
476-427: The adaptation" but there was "a very simple solution, which was to go back to the stage play and strip out as much extraneous dialogue as possible. Robert Enders delivered a perfect screenplay by these means." Deeley hired Michael Anderson to direct, in part because he was efficient, and the film was shot at Shepperton Studios over four weeks starting mid November 1974. This meant the filmmakers have five weeks before
504-427: The attack, which mimics the regimental game of officers chasing then stabbing a wooden pig on wheels. She admits it was not Millington who attacked her but will not say who did, saying the regiment are all “cruel men who treat women and pigs alike.” Wimbourne knows who the culprit is but refuses to identify him. Millington, now proved innocent, is welcomed back by his brother officers and now fits in; Drake, disgusted by
532-476: The attacker; Wimbourne replies that identifying the culprit would oblige the Colonel to take official action: “The regiment would never have survived the scandal.” Wimbourne assures the Colonel the matter will be handled in the “traditional way, as a matter of honor.” Wimbourne tells Drake that protecting the culprit was about “comradeship,” not “honor.” After witnessing Scarlett's mutilated and emasculated corpse,
560-492: The character, not him ... pic has little in the way of style and no great surprises. It does, however, have a kind of gratuitous nasty tone." Leon Hunt found The Squeeze to be "a better sequel to Sweeney! (1977) than Sweeney 2 (1978) ...[with] its "superbly drawn and vividly played villains". Sight and Sound said that Apted "makes a fair fist of transferring the dirty cop thriller to Notting Hill" with "real world flair", but it found "Stacey Keach's problems as
588-406: The culprit became possessed. Taking on Scarlett’s persona, he donned Scarlett’s bloody and torn coat to attack the unfaithful wives of dead regimental heroes. Hiding Drake in the shadows so he may witness, Wimbourne confronts Major Roach, saying he can protect him no longer and the matter must end. Wimbourne and Drake leave Roach with a loaded pistol, which Roach puts to his head and fires. Major Roach
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#1732790322669616-589: The gang raid his security van full of cash. Foreman employs Naboth to help him recover Jill and Christine without doing any damage to his business reputation which he highly prizes. Naboth follows Foreman to a rendezvous and discovers that the gang leader, Keith, was someone he had successfully investigated when he was a police detective. He tracks the gang to Vic Smith’s house where he intends to rescue Jill and Christine but, instead, Keith recognises him and they beat him up, strip him naked, and send him home. Jill and Christine are detained by Keith, Barry, Des and Taf in
644-473: The regiment—is presided over by Captain Stuart Harper. Chosen by Milligan, Drake is ordered to be Millington's defending advocate. Though pressured by his superior officer to plead Millington guilty and close the case quickly, Drake insists on giving the defendant a fair trial. Drake learns from Mrs. Scarlett's Indian servant that Mrs. Bandanai, widow of an Indian soldier who died with Scarlett, suffered
672-419: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Squeeze . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Squeeze&oldid=1173441814 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
700-420: The studio shut down over Christmas. Deeley says "the picture ran like clockwork". The veteran Elizabeth Haffenden designed the costumes in her final film production. Deeley says the film was "well made, at the right price and completely fulfilling British Lion's objective – to make money". Film critic John Simon wrote – "Conduct Unbecoming can be viewed with modest pleasure if only for its performances and
728-477: The truth he's uncovered, resigns. The Colonel thanks Captain Harper for his conduct in administering the inconclusive proceedings. When asked whether he wishes his resignation accepted, Drake responds that he puts his personal honor above that of the regiment. The Colonel responds that Drake's honor and the regiment’s should be one, accepting the resignation with regret. The Colonel confronts Wimbourne about shielding
756-432: The two newcomers on the rigid rules and traditions of the regiment. He warns the young officers that they should not take advantage of the favors offered by the attractive and respected widow, Marjorie Scarlett. Millington immediately breaks the rules by addressing Mrs. Scarlett, and Fothergill warns him that another such infraction will get him kicked out of the regiment. While Millington remains aloof, Drake participates in
784-534: Was by Minder creator Leon Griffiths . Before the action depicted in the film begins, Jill had left Naboth who, despite his habitual overdrinking, had managed to keep custody of their two sons. He had lost his job as a police detective and become a private investigator. Jill had since married Foreman and lived with him and his daughter Christine. In the film, Keith Unslaw leads a gang of criminals including Barry and Taf and their driver Des. They kidnap Jill and Christine, using them to blackmail Foreman into helping
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