The Green Helmet
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Director Michael Forlong Duration | 5.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama Running time 1h 28m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1961 Based on novel by Jon Cleary Cast Similar movies The Unrideables 2 , On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter , The Unrideables , Three Steps Above Heaven , I Want You , Biker Boyz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Green Helmet is a 1961 British film starring Bill Travers, Ed Begley and Sid James. The film is centred on a British motor racing team. It is based on a novel by Australian author Jon Cleary.
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Original novel
Cleary wrote the original novel in the 1950s. He had written a book about Australian politics, The Mayor's Nest, but his English publisher was worried it would not appeal to an international audience, and suggested a book on motor racing. Cleary and his wife had lived in Italy for a year and became familiar with the motor races there. He wrote it in Spain in twenty days at a chapter a day, and it became a best seller on its publication in 1957.
Production
Film rights were bought by MGM who hired Cleary to adapt his own novel. Although most of the movie was set in Italy, it was shot in Wales. Sid James was cast as an Australian.
Cast
Box office
According to MGM records the film earned $375,000 in the US and $575,000 internationally, making a profit of $124,000.
References
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