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Victor Saville (25 September 1895 – 8 May 1979) was an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954. He also produced 36 films between 1923 and 1962.
In 1936, Saville set up yet another company, this time under his own name (Victor Saville Productions) with the noted screenwriter Ian Dalrymple as his partner. They made several features for Alexander Korda at Denham Studios, including South Riding (1938), often cited as Saville's best film.
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Mar 16, 2017 · Victor Saville Productions. Title: South Riding. Summary: "Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, ... Directed by: Victor Saville. Actors: Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn.
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Victor Saville (25 September 1895, Birmingham, England – 8 May 1979, London) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954. He also produced 36 films between 1923 and 1962.
View full company info for Victor Saville Productions. 1. The Silver Chalice (1954) Approved | 142 min | Drama, Romance. 4.6. Rate this. Paul Newman - in his screen debut - plays a 1st-century Greek sculptor who is sold into slavery. Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, Paul Newman. Votes: 1,742. 2.
After making a big budget costume film, The Dictator (co-d. Alfred Santell, 1935), for the independent producer Ludovico Toeplitz, Saville set up Victor Saville Productions with the editor and scriptwriter Ian Dalrymple to make films for Alexander Korda at Denham.
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Between 1926 and 1927, he produced feature films for Gaumont, based at their Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. Under the banner of his own production company, Burlington Film, he made his first foray into directing with The Arcadians (1927).
