Emergency Call (1952)
- Directed by
- Lewis Gilbert
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A police team races against time to locate a missing child in a British city. The investigation pushes officers and the family to their limits as the hours tick by.
urgenttensemethodicalgroundedsuspensefulgrittyfocused
What happens
Emergency Call, released in the US as The Hundred Hour Hunt, is a 1952 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Jack Warner, Anthony Steel, Joy Shelton and Sid James. It was written by Gilbert and Vernon Harris, and distributed by Butcher's Film Service. The film was a noted success compared to its small budget and helped establish Gilbert as a director. It was remade in 1962 as Emergency. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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