A Cool Sound from Hell
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Genre Drama Duration Language English | 5.2/10 Writer Sidney J. Furie Screenplay Sidney J. Furie Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1959 (1959) Cast Related Sidney J. Furie movies Tagline All night parties with jazz and dope bring... A Cool Sound from Hell |
A Cool Sound from Hell is a 1959 Canadian film directed by Sidney J. Furie.
Despite having been filmed in Toronto, the film was released theatrically only in England, and never screened in North America. The film was later thought to have been lost, but was eventually located in British Film Institute archives and finally had its North American premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
Plot summary
Furie second film, A Cool Sound from Hell is about a young man (Anthony Ray) who becomes disillusioned with the beat crowd he hangs with when they become involved with drugs. The soundtrack was provided by jazz great Phil Nimmons. Shortly after making this film Furie left for England where his career took off in 1961 with The Young Ones starring Cliff Richard.
References
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