Drama · United Kingdom · 1948 · 1h 47m

London Belongs to Me

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Director
Sidney Gilliat
Cast
Richard Attenborough as Percy Boon Alastair Sim as Mr. Squales Fay Compton as Mrs. Josser Stephen Murray as Uncle Henry Wylie Watson as Mr. Josser Susan Shaw as Doris Josser
Crew
Wilkie Cooper — Director of Photography Thelma Connell — Editor Benjamin Frankel — Original Music Composer J.B. Williams — Screenplay Sidney Gilliat — Screenplay Norman Collins — Novel
Synopsis

Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, he becomes mixed up with gangsters and murder. The story focuses on the effects this has on Percy and the other residents.

Mood & Themes
gangstersuspicion of murder1930s
Key Collaborators
Sidney Gilliat Director Wilkie Cooper Director of Photography Thelma Connell Editor Benjamin Frankel Original Music Composer J.B. Williams Screenplay Sidney Gilliat Screenplay Norman Collins Novel Frank Launder Producer Sidney Gilliat Producer
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