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John Slater

Born: 22 August 1916, London
Died: 9 January 1975, London

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  • It Always Rains on Sunday

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    An escaped convict seeks refuge in his ex-girlfriend’s house in Robert Hamer’s tense melodrama.

  • Unpublished Story

    Valerie Hobson stars in this unusual mix of screwball comedy, conspiracy thriller and battle of the sexes.

  • Candlelight in Algeria

    Carla Lehmann and James Mason team up to outwit the Nazis in this noir thriller.

  • Went the Day Well?

    In this adaptation of a Graham Greene story, women take on undercover Nazis with a variety of weapons.

  • A Canterbury Tale

    A Canterbury Tale

    Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s underrated tale of the mysterious ‘glue man’ is one of their most moving films.

  • Millions Like Us

    A heartwarming/heartbreaking story of a young woman sent to an arms factory in the Midlands.

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