Rent Connecting Rooms (1970)
3.3 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 43min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When enigmatic school master James Wallraven (Michael Redgrave) rents a small room adjacent to Wanda's (Bette Davis), an ageing cellist, he soon realises that the privacy he seeks is clearly unattainable. From there begins a parade of revolving doors through which the occupants of this seedy West London boarding house - a sleazy young musician (Alexis Kanner), a snooping landlady (Kay Walsh) - all seemingly stuck in purgatories of their own making, desperately attempt to find their place in a tainted society.
- Actors:
- Bette Davis, Michael Redgrave, Alexis Kanner, Kay Walsh, Leo Genn, Olga Georges-Picot, Richard Wyler, Mark Jones, Gabrielle Drake, Brian Wilde, John Woodnutt, Tony Hughes, James Maxwell, Michael Rathborne, David Simeon, Laurie Goode, Kate Williams
- Directors:
- Franklin Gollings
- Producers:
- Harry Field, Franklin Gollings
- Writers:
- Franklin Gollings, Marion Hart
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/05/2022
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The John Player Lecture with Bette Davis (1971, 32 mins): archival audio recording of the iconic actor in conversation with Joan Bakewell at London's National Film Theatre
- Spotlight at the Fair (1951, 19 mins): documentary short from the Spotlight series, directed by Franklin Gollings, which takes a look at travelling fairs across the UK
- The Way to Wimbledon (1952, 17 mins): documentary short directed by Gollings and narrated by John Mills, which focuses on the fifty weeks of the year when Wimbledon is preparing to host the next tennis championships
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- Bette Davis eulogy: transcript ofa speech by Gollings, originally broadcast on Clyde Radio, Scotland, following the actor's death in 1989
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
