Made

Made (1972)

This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself caught between two people – a local priest and a folk singer – each of whom wants to convert her to his own worldview. An elegy to a younger generation looking for something to believe in, Made co-stars hugely influential folk-rock musician Roy Harper in his screen debut. Produced by Joseph Janni – who previously made the astonishingly successful Poor Cow with White – directed by The Long Good Friday's John Mackenzie and featuring new songs specially composed by Harper.

Date of release
1972-10-01
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama
Director
John Mackenzie

Casting

Interesting facts

Made is a 1972 British drama film directed by John Mackenzie and starring Carol White and Roy Harper. A young single mother has a relationship with an insecure rock star. It was written by Howard Barker based on his 1970 play No One Was Saved.

Production

Film rights were bought by producer Joseph Janni, who set up the movie at EMI Films, then being run by Nat Cohen who had financed several of Janni's earlier films, including Poor Cow. "The story is set in London but it's happening throughout the world," said Janni. "Young people, searching for values, something to believe in. Some look in nearly empty churches, others in the pop world or among Jesus freaks. But who really has the answers?"

Poor Cow had starred Carol White who agreed to play the lead role in Made. White was excited by the film because she had been unhappy with the six films she had made since Poor Cow except for Dulcima. She called the part in Made "the role I had been waiting for" in particular because she identified with the lead character, who was a young mother and had a romantic relationship with a pop star, as White had in real life.

"It was wrong for her ever to go to Hollywood," said Janni of White. "She was a girl from England spoilt and ruined in America."

Carol White says Janni offered her the choice of Roy Harper or Tony Joe White for the lead and selected Harper because Tony White had the same surname. "One White was enough for any billing," she wrote.

The director was John Mackenzie who had been Ken Loach's floor manager on the television plays Cathy Come Home and Up the Junction which had both starred White; Mackenzie had also just made his feature film directorial debut with Unman, Wittering and Zigo.

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