United Kingdom / Oct 14, 1949
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Exiled from Hollywood due to the blacklist, director Edward Dmytryk briefly operated in England in the late 1940s. Though filmed in its entirety in London, Dmytryk's Give Us This Day is set in New York during the depression. Fellow blacklistee Sam Wanamaker is starred as the head of an Italian immigrant family struggling to survive the economic crisis.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Philo Hauser | Head of Pig |
| Sidney James | Murdin |
| Karl Stepanek | Jaroslav |
| Ina De La Haye | Katarina |
| Rosalie Crutchley | Julio's Wife |
| Ronan O'Casey | Bastian |
| Robert Rietti | Pietro |
| Charles Moffat | Pasquale |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Give Us This Day |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Plantagenet, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Release date | 14 ottobre 1949 |
| Production | Rod E. Geiger, Nat A. Bronstein |
| Writer | Ben Barzman, Pietro Di Donato, John Penn |
| Editing | John D. Guthridge |
| Cinematography | C.M. Pennington-Richards, Robert Day |
| Assistant directors | George Mills, Edward Dmytryk, Barbara Cole |
| Camera operators | Robert Day, C.M. Pennington-Richards |
| Additional photography | C.M. Pennington-Richards, Robert Day |
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| Production design | Alex Vetchinsky, Arthur Taksen |
| Art direction | Alex Vetchinsky, Arthur Taksen |
| Set decoration | Arthur Taksen, Alex Vetchinsky |
| Special effects | Francis Carver, Bill Warrington, Syd Howell |
| Music | Benjamin Frankel, Fred Ryan, Kenneth Heeley-Ray |
| Sound | Fred Ryan, Kenneth Heeley-Ray, Benjamin Frankel |
| Costume design | Eve Brierley, Tony Sforzini, Vivienne Walker |
| Makeup | Tony Sforzini, Vivienne Walker, Eve Brierley |
| Hairstyling | Tony Sforzini, Vivienne Walker, Eve Brierley |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Dec 20, 1949
Romania / May 15, 1953 / cinema: "I.C.Frimu" - București
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