All Night Long

All Night Long (1962)

Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambitious drummer, Johnny Cousin, attempts to tear the interracial couple apart.

Date of release
1962-02-06
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (35)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Drama, Music
Director
Basil Dearden

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Pinewood Studios

All Night Long is a 1962 British neo noir drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Betsy Blair, Paul Harris, Marti Stevens, and Richard Attenborough. The story by Nel King and Paul Jarrico is an updated version of William Shakespeare's Othello, set in the London jazz scene of the 1960s. The action takes place in a single evening, during an anniversary party. The black-and-white film features performances by several prominent British jazz musicians – among them John Dankworth and Tubby Hayes – as well as the Americans Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus, who were in the UK in 1961 when filming took place and were recruited to participate.

Production

Screenwriter Paul Jarrico, who had been blacklisted, was credited as "Peter Achilles" in the film's credits. The Writers Guild of America West restored Jarrico's credit for this film and three others in 1998. Betsy Blair, who plays Emily, also fell prey to the House UnAmerican Activities Committee.

On the soundtrack, drummer Allan Ganley is heard performing Patrick McGoohan's drum parts, though McGoohan did learn to play the drums for the film.

The film features "new musical numbers by":

Dave Brubeck – a new version of "It's a Raggy Waltz"

Charles Mingus (with Brubeck) – the improvised composition "Non-Sectarian Blues" (as it is titled on Columbia Records releases)

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