The small world of sammy lee is a grim and gritty british character drama following a single day in the life of the titular character, a wiseguy and raconteur as well as compere of a seedy strip club played well by anthony newley. The small world of sammy lee new interview with julia. In this clip, sammy tries to raise the money he needs to pay off his gambling debts, in a manner del boy would be proud of. Anthony newley in clip from 1960s british thriller the small world of. Watch the small world of sammy lee prime video amazon uk. The small world of sammy lee 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The compere of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Stills must not be reproduced, copied or downloaded in any way. Hot on the heels of their excellent restoration of basil deardens 1951 pool of london, studiocanal present an overdue bluray release of another forgotten mid twentieth century slice of british noir in ken hughes 1963 the small world of sammy lee. Sammy lee anthony newley is a small time comic, acting as the compare in a soho strip joint. Peopled by the pimps, the punters, the brasses and the bookies, and with boils on its face like the sleazy.
Julia foster on landing and preparing the role of patsy and working with director ken hughes. He has a barely concealed contempt for his boss robert stephens and the regular audience of dirty old men. Anthony newley in clip from 1960s british thriller the small world of sammy lee. Eric clapton, lowell george, sammy hagar, linda ronstadt, david lee roth, and carly simon. Lee became a regular from 1980 onwards and, although small in stature, he established a reputation as a sharppassing and strongrunning midfield player who could also hit a decent shot. Lee had ventured forwards in an attack and ended up flat out on. The small world or sammy lee is just around any corner in soho. Sammy lee singersongwriter anthony newley is a showman. Actress julia foster plays patsy in play the small sad world of sammy lee with wilfred brambell b4wdmm from alamys library of.
Newley finds himself in hot water due to his gambling debts, and has just a few hours to get together enough. The extended opening sequence to hughes film, as the camera pans across restaurants italian, indianpakistani, chinese, wimpy, strip clubs, cecil gee, etc. I want to make a tool that is able to talk to people and help them build a small story. In the 1981 league cup final, lee was at the centre of a controversial incident which left opponents west ham united feeling slightly cheated. The small world of sammy lee digitally restored dvd 2016. The small world of sammy lee 1963 the small world of. The end of the film is fascinating as it has a kind of reverse ending to billy liar instead of billy fisher in bradford missing the train to london whilst julie christie goes on to fame and fortune, in the small world of sammy lee sammy puts patsy straight back on the coach to bradford, deliberately missing it himself. Actress julia foster plays patsy in play the small sad world of. The small world of sammy lee 1963 sammys wheeling and. The vibrant, down and dirty soho of the 1960s lives on in british classic the small world of sammy lee, featuring bowieinspiring actor and. A 1963 british crime film the small world of sammy lee is just around any corner in soho. The small world of sammy lee is a 1963 british crime film written and directed by ken hughes and starring anthony newley, julia foster and robert stephens. The striptease and sleaze of ken hughess crime film duration.
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