Man of Violence

Man of Violence is a 1970 British crime film co-written, produced and directed by Pete Walker and starring Michael Latimer, "Hammer glamour" actresses Virginia Wetherell and Luan Peters, and Derek Aylward.[1] It is also known as Moon.

Man of Violence
BFI DVD cover
Directed byPete Walker
Written byBrian Comport
Pete Walker
Produced byPete Walker
StarringMichael Latimer
Luan Peters
Derek Aylward
CinematographyNorman G. Langley
Edited byPeter Austen-Hunt
Music byCyril Ornadel
Distributed byMiracle Films
Release date
  • June 1970 (1970-06) (UK)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

In the film, a young man is forced to work for a major criminal in his effort to find a hidden stash of stolen gold.

Cast

Production

Filming locations

The film was shot on location in England and Tunisia.

Music

The music was composed and conducted by Cyril Ornadel who went on to compose four more films for Walker.

Release

Critical response

"Pete Walker's affectionate low-budget homage to the gangster thriller is packed with sights and sounds from a Britain about to swing out of the Sixties and into a somewhat less optimistic decade. Man of Violence offers not only rare glimpses of a world gone by but also some twists on generic convention."[2]

Home media

The BFI have released Man of Violence on DVD and Blu-ray through its Flipside strand, together with the film The Big Switch.[3]

References
  1. "Man of Violence". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009.
  2. Sleeve notes for BFI DVD BFIVD846
  3. "Cinedelica: DVD Review: Man of Violence (aka Moon) 1970".


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