The Big Screen (1973)

Two of Britain's leading film directors - John Schlesinger and Gerald Thomas - share the anxiety, hopes and risks experienced by those involved with the movie industry. The Big Screen follows the production of four British films: the eighth James Bond film Live and Let Die, The Optimists of Nine Elms, science fiction-thriller The Final Programme and The 14. Actors Peter Sellers, David Hemmings, Jon Finch, Roger Moore and Jenny Runacre are among those seen at work.

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Jim Douglas Henry

Narrator (voice)

John Schlesinger

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Gerald Thomas

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David Hemmings

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Peter Sellers

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Robert Fuest

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Roger Moore

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Jenny Runacre

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Jon Finch

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Anthony Simmons

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Robert Mintz

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F

Frank Avianca

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Jack Wild

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Linda Hayden

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Jane Seymour

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Michael Klinger

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Alexander Walker

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Sean Connery

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Eric Sykes

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