Friday the Thirteenth
Synopsis
It is pouring with rain at one minute to midnight on Friday the thirteenth, and the driver of a London bus is peering through his blurred windscreen as his vehicle sails down an empty road. Suddenly, lightning strikes, and a vast crane above topples into the path of the oncoming bus... Then Big Ben begins to wind backwards. Time recedes. And we discover the lives of all the passengers and the events that brought them to that late-night bus journey, from the con-man with a hundred-pound cheque to the businessman's distraught and elderly wife. Time flows on, inevitably, to the crash -- and past it, as some live and some die.
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Jessie Matthews
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Ralph Richardson
Horace Dawes
Emlyn Williams
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Edmund Gwenn
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Max Miller
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Mary Jerrold
Flora Wakefield
Gordon Harker
Hamilton Briggs
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Victor Saville
- Screenplay & Story
- G.H. Moresby-White, Emlyn Williams, Sidney Gilliat
- Original Score
- Louis Levy, Bretton Byrd
- Original Title
- Friday the Thirteenth
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Production Studios
- Gainsborough Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Victor Saville
G.H. Moresby-White, Emlyn Williams, Sidney Gilliat
Louis Levy, Bretton Byrd
Charles Van Enger
R. E. Dearing
Department Leadership Roster
Victor Saville
Director
G.H. Moresby-White
Writer
R. E. Dearing
Editor
Gordon Conway
Costume Design
Charles Van Enger
Director of Photography
Louis Levy
Original Music Composer
Bretton Byrd
Original Music Composer
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Friday the Thirteenth
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What is Friday the Thirteenth about?
It is pouring with rain at one minute to midnight on Friday the thirteenth, and the driver of a London bus is peering through his blurred windscreen as his vehicle sails down an empty road. Suddenly, lightning strikes, and a vast crane above topples into the path of the oncoming bus... Then Big Ben begins to wind backwards. Time recedes. And we discover the lives of all the passengers and the events that brought them to that late-night bus journey, from the con-man with a hundred-pound cheque to the businessman's distraught and elderly wife. Time flows on, inevitably, to the crash -- and past it, as some live and some die.
Who directed Friday the Thirteenth?
Friday the Thirteenth was directed by Victor Saville.
Who stars in Friday the Thirteenth?
The principal cast of Friday the Thirteenth includes Jessie Matthews, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Edmund Gwenn, Max Miller.
When was Friday the Thirteenth released and how long is it?
Friday the Thirteenth was released in 1933 with a total runtime of 1h 29m.
Who composed the musical score for Friday the Thirteenth?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Friday the Thirteenth was composed by Louis Levy, Bretton Byrd.