Cry of the Penguins (1971)
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23% want to see it
(13 ratings)
A great deal of director Al Viola's version of this film was pruned away for its general release. The missing portions are not only the heart of the story, but they are the heart of the novel by Graham Billings which gave rise to the film. The whole story is that Forbush (John Hurt) is going… More A great deal of director Al Viola's version of this film was pruned away for its general release. The missing portions are not only the heart of the story, but they are the heart of the novel by Graham Billings which gave rise to the film. The whole story is that Forbush (John Hurt) is going nowhere in his romance of Tara (Hayley Mills) because he is basically an uninteresting, shallow man. In desperation, he decides to go off to Antarctica and study penguins. He hopes that his heroism in doing this will prove his sincerity to Tara. Once there, he grows genuinely enchanted by his project and develops a real interest in penguins. It is this, rather than his courage, which wins him Tara's affections. The truncated version omits most of the film's reputedly spectacular and affecting Antarctic footage (shot by Arne Sucksdorff) in order to concentrate on the love story. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Al Viola
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's worth seeing for the penguins, as the humans prove to be less interesting.
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Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Hurt's performance elevates this man-in-nature adventure.
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Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
This just wouldn't have worked with fakery or process shots
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Cast
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John Hurt
as Forbush
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Hayley Mills
as Tara
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Tony Britton
as George Dewport
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Joss Ackland
as Head of Board
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Avril Angers
as Fanny
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Richard Bond
as Third Pilot
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Rudy Bond
as 3rd Pilot
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Judy Campbell
as Mrs. Forbush
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John Comer
as Police Sergeant
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Sally Geeson
as Jackie
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Margaret Lacey
as Auntie
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Cyril Luckham
as Prof. Tringham
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Brian Oulton
as Food-Store Clerk
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Nicholas Pennell
as Julian
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Geraldine Sherman
as Penny
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Marianne Stone
as Policewoman
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Dudley Sutton
as Starshot
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Burnell Tucker
as 2nd Pilot
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Thorley Walters
as Mr. Forbush Sr.
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Hugh Moxey
as Lord Cheddar
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Norman Claridge
as Principal
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Jumoke Debayo
as Traffic Warden
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Salmaan Peer
as Ahaz Khan
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Lew Luton
as 1st Pilot
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Andy Robins
as Barry
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Amanda Steer
as Wendy
