Discover
The Glitterball is a 1977 British sci-fi children's film made by Mark Forstater Productions for the Children's Film Foundation. It was directed by Harley Cokeliss, credited under his birth name of Harley Cokliss. The film was screened at the 2010 Edinburgh Film Festival as part of a retrospective of 16 "rarely seen" British films made between 1967 and 1979, "rediscovered" after a year of detective work by event staff. In 1979, Methuen Publishing released the children's novel by the same name, written by screenwriters Howard Thompson and Harley Cokliss. ISBN 9780416863406.
Original Release
01/01/1977
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Buckton | Max |
Keith Jayne | Pete |
Ron Pember | Filthy |
Marjorie Yates | Mrs. Fielding |
Barry Jackson | Mr. Fielding |
Andrew Bradford | Corporal |
Derek Deadman | Ice Cream Man |
Frank Mills | Supermarket Manager |
Linda Robson | Supermarket Cashier |
Leslie Schofield | Radar Operator |
Directors
Writers
Harley Cokeliss, Howard Thompson, Michael Abrams
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Buckton | Max |
Keith Jayne | Pete |
Ron Pember | Filthy |
Marjorie Yates | Mrs. Fielding |
Barry Jackson | Mr. Fielding |
Andrew Bradford | Corporal |
Derek Deadman | Ice Cream Man |
Frank Mills | Supermarket Manager |
Linda Robson | Supermarket Cashier |
Leslie Schofield | Radar Operator |
Dudley Sutton | Unknown |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mark Forstater | Producer |