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Alan Heath

Jozef Bonk - victim of Soviet aggression against Czechoslovakia August 1968

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Jozef Bonk was a victim of Soviet aggression against Czechoslovakia. Aged only 19 on 21 August 1968, he was killed by a shot fired from a Soviet tank in Poprad during the attempt by the Warsaw Pact to eliminate the reforming regime in Prague. There is a memorial to Jozef in the main street of his city which you can see in this film.

My channel on you tube : http://www.youtube.com/alan... is one of the most prolific from Poland. I have produced over 2,100 original films.

My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects.

Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating!

I am very fortunate that I can spend a large part of my life travelling, thanks to the business I chose to run which allows me to do this. There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.

Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine!

Central and Eastern European Packaging examines the packaging industry throughout this region, but in particular in the largest regional economies which are Russia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Austria. That is not to say that the other countries are forgotten, they are not, but obviously there is less going on. However the fact that there are so many travel related films here is not from holidays but from business trips attending trade fairs around the region. Every packaging trade fair is a new excuse to make another film!
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Jozef Bonk was a victim of Soviet aggression against Czechoslovakia. Aged only 19 on 21 August 1968, he was killed by a shot fired from a Soviet tank in Poprad during the attempt by the Warsaw Pact to eliminate the reforming regime in Prague. There is a memorial to Jozef in the main street of his city which you can see in this film.

My channel on you tube : http://www.youtube.com/alan... is one of the most prolific from Poland. I have produced over 2,100 original films.

My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects.

Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating!

I am very fortunate that I can spend a large part of my life travelling, thanks to the business I chose to run which allows me to do this. There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.

Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine!

Central and Eastern European Packaging examines the packaging industry throughout this region, but in particular in the largest regional economies which are Russia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Austria. That is not to say that the other countries are forgotten, they are not, but obviously there is less going on. However the fact that there are so many travel related films here is not from holidays but from business trips attending trade fairs around the region. Every packaging trade fair is a new excuse to make another film! Show less

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    My channel on you tube : http://www.youtube.com/alanheath is one of the most prolific from Poland. I have produced over 2,100 original films.

    My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects.

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    I am very fortunate that I can spend a large part of my life travelling, thanks to the business I chose to run which allows me to do this. There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.

    Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine!

    Central and Eastern European Packaging examines the packaging industry throughout this region, but in particular in the largest regional economies which are Russia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Austria. That is not to say that the other countries are forgotten, they are not, but obviously there is less going on. However the fact that there are so many travel related films here is not from holidays but from business trips attending trade fairs around the region. Every packaging trade fair is a new excuse to make another film!
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    Giarre seems a nice town as I drive through it but there is a negative side to life here. It must be one of the worst administered towns in Europe. I even read somewhere that its waste and incompetence could be used to promote it as a tourist attraction! It has a population of under 25,000 people but 25 unfinished urban projects including a hospital that has taken more than 30 years to build, an Olympic sized swimming pool has been sunk but not finished possibly because the money that was once there is no longer and the construction of a theatre that has been started and stopped twelve times.

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    I follow the Sicilian coastline using small roads north from Mascali to Giardini Naxos where I decide to stop for a food break. To my left is Mount Etna although it is rarely visible in this film. These are the towns at the foot of the volcano with small streets and you can see how difficult it could be in a large motorhome - something I often warn about. Of course one can take the motorway but that would not be the same! Nonetheless I know that I will have to take the motorway as the road is blocked to the north of Taormina at San Alessio Siculo due to a diversion through a low and narrow bridge.

    This is my longest camper van journey to date - from Catania in Sicily to Tomaszów Lubelski in eastern Poland! In fact the journey is even longer but parts of it are not included. The journey started in Brucoli, Sicily and will finish in Ternopil, Ukraine - and then I will return to Poland and possibly go to the UK.

    I will be stopping at various places en route to see what is interesting there as well as to visit friends. I think this could be even longer than the series I did six years ago called Europe 2007. Europe 2013 could end up being 6,000km - and it is far more exciting by being in my camper van!

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    Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine!

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  • Giardini Naxos to Taormina by camper van - Sicily to Ukraine part five

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    There are some wonderful views of the Sicilian coastline in this video from Giardini Naxos to Taormina. To my left is Mount Etna although it is rarely visible in this film. These are the towns at the foot of the volcano with small streets and you can see how difficult it could be in a large motorhome - something I often warn about. Of course one can take the motorway but that would not be the same! Nonetheless I know that I will have to take the motorway as the road is blocked to the north of Taormina at San Alessio Siculo due to a diversion through a low and narrow bridge.

    This is my longest camper van journey to date - from Catania in Sicily to Tomaszów Lubelski in eastern Poland! In fact the journey is even longer but parts of it are not included. The journey started in Brucoli, Sicily and will finish in Ternopil, Ukraine - and then I will return to Poland and possibly go to the UK.

    I will be stopping at various places en route to see what is interesting there as well as to visit friends. I think this could be even longer than the series I did six years ago called Europe 2007. Europe 2013 could end up being 6,000km - and it is far more exciting by being in my camper van!

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    Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine!

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  • Motorway to Messina - Sicily to Ukraine part six

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    Owing to the impossibility of getting my camper van under a low and narrow bridge at San Alessio Siculo, I am forced to take the motorway. Nonetheless there cannot be many motorways that offer such wonderful views of the Straights of Messina and Calabria, as well as of the wonderful Sicilian countryside.

    This is my longest camper van journey to date - from Catania in Sicily to Tomaszów Lubelski in eastern Poland! In fact the journey is even longer but parts of it are not included. The journey started in Brucoli, Sicily and will finish in Ternopil, Ukraine - and then I will return to Poland and possibly go to the UK.

    I will be stopping at various places en route to see what is interesting there as well as to visit friends. I think this could be even longer than the series I did six years ago called Europe 2007. Europe 2013 could end up being 6,000km - and it is far more exciting by being in my camper van!

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  • Moscow metro : Novoslobodskaya Новослободская

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    Novoslobodskaya on the Koltsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro was opened on 30 January 1952 as part of the second stage of the line, it is one of the most famous stations on the system for its unique stained glass decoration.

    The station's architect, Alexey Dushkin has long wished to unitilise stained glass in decoration of a metro station, and the first drawings date to pre-world war II times. In 1948, with the aid of a young architect Alexander Strelkov, Dushkin came across the reknown artist Pavel Korin, who agreed to compose the artworks for the panels. The rest of the station was designed around the glass panels. Dushkin, taking the standard pylon layout designed the overall impression to resemble that of underground crypt.


    It is best known for its 32 stained glass panels, which are the work of Latvian artists E. Veylandan, E. Krests, and M. Ryskin. Each panel, surrounded by an elaborate brass border, is set into one of the station's pylons and illuminated from within. Both the pylons and the pointed arches between them are faced with pinkish Ural marble and edged with brass molding. At the end of the platform is a mosaic by Pavel Korin entitled "Peace Throughout the World." The stained glass panels, the mosaic, the brass trim, and the elegant conical chandeliers were all carefully cleaned and restored in 2003. Novoslobodskaya was designed by Alexey Dushkin and A.F. Strelkov and opened on January 30, 1952.

    The vestibule is an imposing structure with a grand portico, located on the northeast corner of Novoslobodskaya Ulitsa and Seleznevskaya Ulitsa.

    «Новослобо́дская» — станция Московского метрополитена. Расположена на Кольцевой линии, между станциями «Белорусская» и «Проспект Мира».

    Станция открыта в 1952 в составе участка «Курская» — «Белорусская». Название — по одноимённой улице, в самом начале которой расположена станция.

    Выход через наземный вестибюль с колонным портиком, расположенный на Новослободской улице и отделанный серым мрамором.

    «Новослободская» — пилонная станция глубокого заложения (глубина — 40 м) с тремя сводами. Авторы проекта — А. Н. Душкин и А. Ф. Стрелков. Диаметр центрального зала — 9,5 м.

    Novoslobodskaya es una estación en la Línea Koltsevaya del Metro de Moscú. Fue diseñada por Alexey Dushkin y A.F. Strelkov y abierta el 30 de enero de 1952.

    La estación de metro de Novoslobodskaya es conocida por su decoración, constituida por 32 vidrieras obra de los artistas letones E. Veylandan, E. Krests, y M. Ryskin. Cada panel, rodeado por un elaborado marco de latón, está situado en uno de los pilares de la estación e iluminado desde dentro. A su vez los pilares y los arcos entre ellos están recubiertos de mármol de los Urales y rematados con una moldura de latón en los bordes. Al final del centro del andén la pared está decorada con un mosaico de Pável Korin titulado "Paz por todo el Mundo". Las vidrieras, el mosaico, los marcos y molduras de latón y las elegantes lámparas cónicas que cuelgan del techo fueron todos cuidadosamente limpiados y restaurados en 2003.

    El vestíbulo es una imponente estructura con un gran pórtico, localizado en la esquina noreste del cruce entre Novoslobodskaya Úlitsa y Seleznióvskaya Úlitsa.

    Novoslobodskaya è una stazione della Linea Kol'cevaja, la linea circolare della Metropolitana di Mosca. È famosissima per le 32 vetrate opera degli artisti lettoni E. Veylandan, E. Krests, e M. Ryskin. Ogni pannello, circondato da un bordo elaborato, è posto in uno dei piloni della stazione, e illuminato dall'interno. Sia i piloni che gli archi tra di essi sono ricoperti di marmo rosa degli Urali. Alla fine della banchina vi è un mosaico di Pavel Korin intitolato "Pace nel Mondo". Le vetrate, i mosaici, e gli eleganti candelieri conici sono tutti stati ripuliti e restaurati nel 2003.

    Novoslobodskaya è stata disegnata da Alexey Dushkin e A.F. Strelkov ed ha aperto il 30 gennaio 1952.

    L'ingresso è una struttura imponente con un grande portico, situato sull'angolo nord-orientale di Novoslobodskaya Ulitsa e Seleznevskaya Ulitsa.
  • Moscow metro : Mayakovskaya Маяковская

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    Mayakovskaya was built as part of the second stage of the Moscow Metro expansion, and was opened on September 11, 1938. If the first stage was more focused on the building the system itself, both architecturally and engineeringly the stations appear modest in comparison to those that the second stage brought to the system. For the first time in the world, instead of having the traditional three-neath pylon station layout, the engineers were able to overlap the vault space and support it with two sets of colonnades on each side. This gave birth to a new column type design and Mayakovskaya was the first station to show this.

    If the triumph in engineering was not enough, then Alexey Dushkin's brilliant Art Deco decoration design was truly amazing. Based on Soviet future as envisioned by the famous poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, for whom the station was named, the station features graceful columns faced with stainless steel and pink rhodonite, white Ufaley and grey Diorite marble walls, a brilliant flooring pattern of white and pink marble, and of course, most of all are the niches of each of the 35 niches of each vault. Surrounded by filament lights there are a total of 34 brilliant ceiling mosaics by Alexander Deyneka with the theme "24-Hour Soviet Sky." A passenger has but to look up and see the bright Soviet future in the heavens above him.

    Located 33 meters beneath the surface, the station became famous during World War II when an air raid shelter was located in the station. On the anniversary of the October Revolution, on November 7, 1941 Stalin personally addressed a mass assembly of party leaders and ordinary Muscovites in the central hall of the station.

    In 2005 a new second exit was built along with a new vestibule in a unique way. Passengers leaving the station must first descend on a short escalator ride into an underground vestibule and only then climb the long one to the surface. The new exit also allowed access to the 25th mosaic, which was previously hidden behind the service section. The bust of the poet was moved to the new surface vestibule whose ceiling was also decorated with a mosaic composition from the poet's poem "Moscow Sky".
  • Moscow metro : Sparrow Hills Воробьёвы го́ры

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    Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrow Hills) is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Its name originates from a nearby elevated area called the Sparrow Hills.

    Built into the lower level of a bridge, it is unique in the city and in the world. At 270 m in length, the platform is the longest in the system as the station needed to be accessible from both sides of the river. It is also the highest station above ground level at 15 m, though this is less remarkable since all but a handful of Metro stations are underground. Apart from its dimensions, Vorobyovy Gory is also notable in being the only Metro station with windows.

    The bridge, which is known as the Luzhniki Metro Bridge, or simply Metromost, and spans the Moskva River, was originally built in 1958. The architects for the project were M.P. Bubnov, A.S. Markelov, M.F. Markovsky, A.K. Ryzhkov, and B.I. Tkhor. However, by 1984 the bridge, plagued by corrosion, had fallen into disrepair and was deemed structurally unsound, so Vorobyovy Gory (at the time called Leninskiye Gory) was "temporarily" closed for repairs and trains were rerouted to temporary bridges alongside. Eighteen years later, 14 December 2002, the newly renovated and renamed station was opened to the public once again.

    «Воробьёвы го́ры» (примерно до 2001 года «Ле́нинские го́ры») — станция Сокольнической линии Московского метрополитена. Расположена между станциями «Спортивная» и «Университет». Находится на территории района «Раменки» Западного административного округа города Москвы.[1] Названа по историческому району Воробьёвы горы. Первая в мире станция метро, расположенная на мосту над рекой.

    Станция метро «Ленинские горы» была открыта 12 января 1959 года в составе участка Сокольнической линии «Спортивная» — «Университет». Для удешевления строительства использовался уникальный проект прохождения линии метрополитена по метромосту, вместо предлагаемого ранее плана тоннеля под Москвой-рекой. Станция располагалась на нижнем ярусе Лужнецкого метромоста (сооруженного в 1958 году), в то время как по его верхнему ярусу проходило автомобильное движение.

    Vorobёvy Gory, che letteralmente significa Collina dei Passeri, è una stazione della Linea Sokol'ničeskaja, la prima linea della Metropolitana di Mosca. Il suo nome ha origine da un'area sopraelevata rispetto alle zone circostanti della "La Collina dei Passeri". Costruita nei piano inferiore di un ponte, è una stazione unica in città e nel mondo. Con una banchina di 270 metri, è la fermata più lunga della rete, in quanto necessita di avere accessi da entrambe le parti del fiume. Vorobёvy Gory è anche la stazione più elevata rispetto al livello del suolo, infatti si trova a 15 metri da terra; oltre le sue dimensioni, Vorobёvy Gory è notevole anche in quanto è l'unica stazione a presentare finestre.

    Vorobiovy gory (La colline des moineaux) est une station de la ligne Sokolnitcheskaïa du métro de Moscou. Elle est l'unique station de la ville et même du monde entier à être construite sur le niveau inférieur d'un pont. Avec une longueur de 270 mètres, la plateforme est la plus longue du système car la station devait être accessible de part et d'autre de la Moskova. Elle est également la plus haute station au-dessus du sol, avec une altitude de 15 mètres, ce qui est moins remarquable car mise à part une poignée d'entre elles, toutes les stations de la ville sont sous terre. Hormis ses dimensions, Vorobiovy gory est aussi unique de par la présence de vitres.

    Worobjowy Gory ist eine Station der Metro Moskau an der Sokolnitscheskaja-Linie (auch „rote Linie genannt). Sie befindet sich in unmittelbarer Nähe der Sperlingsberge, von denen (auf Russisch Worobjowy Gory) sie auch ihren Namen hat.
  • Moscow metro Komsomolskaya Комсомо́льская

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    Komsomolskaya is located under Komsomolskaya Square, between the Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky, and Kazansky railway terminals. The station was named for the workers of the Komsomol youth league who helped to construct the first Metro line.

    Komsomolskaya was built using the cut and cover method, with construction beginning on 3 May 1933. Temporary bridges were built over the construction site to avoid disrupting traffic, especially the numerous tram routes in the area. To counteract the high water table, the station was built on 636 piles which were driven into the saturated soil.

    Heavy rains in the summer of 1934 threatened the construction site several times, and at one point even the Kazansky terminal was in danger of collapsing. Nevertheless, the concrete structure of the station was completed by 26 August and Komsomolskaya opened on schedule on 15 May 1935.

    Due to Komsomolskaya's location under a major transit hub, the station was built with an unusual upper gallery above the platform to help handle rush hour crowds. The station has tall pillars faced with pinkish limestone and topped with bronze capitals displaying the emblem of the Komsomol league. The station was designed by D.N. Chechulin, and a model of it was displayed at the 1937 Paris World's Fair.

    The station's southern entrance vestibule is built into the Kazansky Rail Terminal. The northern vestibule is on the opposite side of the square, between the Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky rail terminals. The latter entrance did not survive in its original form, having been replaced with a massive structure serving both this station and Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya in 1952. Between Komsomolskaya and Krasnoselskaya is short branch line leading to the Severnoe, or "Northern," Depot (№1). On October 15, 1934, a Metro train left this depot for the Metro's first trial run.

    A second station, on the brown (ring) line was opened on 30 January 1952. While the first southern segment of the Ring Line were dedicated to the victory over Nazi Germany, the northern segment (Belorusskaya-Koltsevaya to Komsomolskaya) was dedicated to the theme of post-war labour. Komsomolskaya, however, is a clear exception: lead designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an illustration of a historical speech given by Joseph Stalin November 7, 1941. In this speech, Stalin evoked the memories of Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy and other military leaders of the past, and all these historical figures eventually appeared on the mosaics of Komsomolskaya.

    Early roots of the station's design can be traced to a 1944 draft by Shchusev executed in pure Petrine baroque, a local adaptation of the 17th century Dutch Golden Age. However, after the end of World War II the drafts of 1944 were discarded and the stations of the Ring Line were completed in the mainstream late stalinist style of the period. Shchusev however, who died in 1949, retained his baroque nonce order.

    Beginning with the large vestibule located among the former of the two train stations, the building features an immense octagonal dome topped by a cupola, and a spire crowned by a large star and imposing full-height portico with stylised Corinthian columns. Inside amid the Baroque-style ornaments, rich torchères and chandelier lights, two escalators descend, one leading to the old 1935 Komsomolskaya-Radialnaya station, and the second to this one.
  • Moscow Metro : Kropotkinskaya Кропоткинская

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    Kropotkinskaya is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. One of the better-known Metro stations, it was designed by Alexey Dushkin and Ya.G. Likhtenberg and opened in 1935 as part of the original Metro line.

    The station was originally planned to serve the enormous Palace of Soviets (Dvorets Sovetov), which was to rise nearby on the former site of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Kropotkinskaya was therefore designed to be the largest and grandest station on the first line. However, the Palace project was cancelled by Khrushchev in 1953, leaving the Metro station as the only part of the complex that was actually built.

    Kropotkinskaya was constructed in a massive open trench measuring 176 metres long by 25 metres wide. The tunnels from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina were constructed using the cut and cover technique. The combination of unrestricted space and dry soil made for ideal conditions, and construction of the station took only 180 days from start to finish. Kropotkinskaya was completed in January 1935 and opened five months later, on May 15. The station was named Dvorets Sovetov until 1957, when it was renamed in honour of Peter Kropotkin.

    Since it was to serve as the gateway to the Palace of Soviets, great care was taken to make Kropotkinskaya suitably elegant and impressive. The station has flared columns faced with white marble which are said to have been inspired by the Temple of Amon at Karnak. Contrary to popular opinion, the marble used in the station did not come from the demolished Cathedral. The spacious platform is covered with squares of gray and red granite and the walls, originally tiled, are now faced with white Koyelga marble. The station is illuminated by concealed lamps set into the tops of the columns.

    A model of the station won two Grand Prix awards at expositions in Paris (1937) and Brussels (1958). In 1941 the designers and engineers were also awarded the Stalin prize of the USSR for architecture and construction.

    Kropotkinskaya opened with only one entrance vestibule, located at the end of Gogolevskiy Boulevard. This U-shaped structure was designed by S.M. Kravets and features two separate pavilions joined by a central arch. In late 1950s the station was given a slight reconstruction replacing the original cast of the upper pillars was replaced by marble and the floor was relayed with granite. The reconstruction finished with a new entrance which faces the Cathedral and Moskva River which was opened on 16 July 1960.

    Because of the demise of the Palace of Soviets project, much of Kropotkinskaya's planned ridership never materialized. Currently the station serves about 42050 passengers daily, many of them tourists visiting the newly rebuilt Cathedral or the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.

    In the distant future the station is planned become a transfer to the Kalininskaya Line. The future station will be called Ostozhenka or Kadashevskaya.

    «Кропо́ткинская» — станция Сокольнической линии Московского метрополитена. Расположена между станциями «Библиотека имени Ленина» и «Парк культуры». Находится на территории района «Хамовники» Центрального административного округа Москвы
  • Moscow Metro Park Kultury Парк культу́ры

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    Park Kultury is a station on the Koltsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Although the line is circular and continuous operation, the Park Kultury is seen as the starting point due to it being the original terminus of the line, from its opening on 1 January 1950 to 14 March 1954, when the ring (fourth stage) was completed.

    The station is a standard pylon-trivault, that was built in the flamboyance of the 1950s. Architect Igor Rozhin (who would then design the Luzhniki Stadium) applied a classic sport recreational theme to match the connotation with the ancient-Greek inspired transfer station. This includes large and imposing pylons faced with grey marble that came directly from Georgia. The floor is laid with black and grey granite tiles imitating a carpet. The walls are faced with white marble and labrodite. Decoratively the station contains 26 circular bas-reliefs by Iosif Rabinovich which depict sporting and other leisure activities of the Soviet youth.

    The white vault of the station contains intricate geometry which repeat that of the pylons, and along the apex are suspended a set of intricate hexagonal chandeliers. Rozhin later admitted that he made a grave error in choosing to place the chandeliers amid the pylons, not between them, that way he would have avoided giving the bas-reliefs a double shadow. At the end of the station is a large marble wall with a small profile bas-relief of Maxim Gorky. The station was initially called Park Kultury imeni Gorkogo (Парк Культуры имени Горького) but during the 1980 Moscow Olympics this was shortened as the Russian announcements were repeated in English and French during the games. After the Olympics the shorter name was retained. The original long form appears in bronze letters next to Gorky's image.

    The station has a large imposing vestibule located on the corner of Komsomolsky Avenue and Sadovoye Koltso next to the Crimean Bridge which was co-designed with Rozhin by Yelena Markova. Originally Rozhin planned for a long arcade modeled after Russian trading rows, but this was rejected in favour of a more traditional design. The large building features a central dome, and inside has four bas-reliefs of sprotsmen, and another one on its portico outside (all by G.Motovilov). The vestibule also doubles as a transfer to the Sokolnicheskaya Line.

    As the station was initially terminus, a set of reversal sidings exist in front of it, also from them runs a service branch to the Sokolnicheskaya Line which was used initially as the primary way of transferring rolling stock to the station prior to the opening of the Koltsevaya line's own depot in 1954.

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    My analysis of the 1971 British cult crime thriller Get Carter. This is the beginning of a series of films showing the locations where the film was made.

    Get Carter is a 1971 British crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a gangster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and brutal killings played out against the grim background of derelict urban housing in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The film was based on Ted Lewis' 1969 novel Jack's Return Home, itself inspired by the real life one-armed bandit murder in the north east of England.
    The film was Hodges' first as a director; he also wrote the script. The production went from novel to finished film in eight months, with location shooting in Newcastle and Gateshead lasting 40 days. It was produced by Michael Klinger and released by MGM. Get Carter was also Alun Armstrong's screen debut.
    In 1999, Get Carter was ranked 16th on the BFI Top 100 British films of the 20th century; five years later, a survey of British film critics in Total Film magazine chose it as the greatest British film of all time. Get Carter was remade in 2000 under the same title, with Sylvester Stallone starring as Jack Carter, while Caine appears in a supporting role. This remake was not well received by critics.
    Initial critical reception was poor, especially in the United Kingdom: "soulless and nastily erotic...virtuoso viciousness", "sado-masochistic fantasy", and "one would rather wash one's mouth out with soap than recommend it". The American film critic Pauline Kael, however, was a fan of the film, admiring its "calculated soullessness". A minor hit at the time, the film has become progressively rehabilitated via subsequent showings on television; with its harsh realism, quotable dialogue and incidental detail, it is now considered among the best British gangster films ever made. In 2004, the magazine Total Film claimed it to be the greatest British movie in any genre.
    There are two slightly different versions of this film. In the opening scene of the original version Gerald Fletcher warns Carter that the Newcastle gangs "won't take kindly to someone from The Smoke poking his bugle in". This was later redubbed for American release in a less pronounced Cockney accent (not by Terence Rigby) with "won't take kindly to someone from London poking his nose in", as tape previews in the US had revealed that many Americans did not understand what "The Smoke" and "bugle" meant in this context. "Smoke" is slang for London, in reference to its reputation as a foggy city, while "bugle" is slang for nose. The line "I smell trouble, boy" is also edited out.

    Places from the film not shown here but still standing in October 2010:
    Dryderdale Hall, near Wolsinghamd - current up for sale at GBP1.6m
    Newcastle's West Road Crematorium
    Oxford Galleries in Newcastle - I should have filmed this as it is very easy to get to!
    Post Office in Hebburn

    I state that Cliff Brumby's house in northern Durham is still standing. However it was knocked down to redevelop the site.

    Cast:
    Michael Caine as Jack Carter
    John Osborne as Cyril Kinnear
    Ian Hendry as Eric Paice
    Bryan Mosley as Cliff Brumby
    George Sewell as Con McCarty
    Tony Beckley as Peter the Dutchman
    Glynn Edwards as Albert Swift
    Terence Rigby as Gerald Fletcher
    Godfrey Quigley as a work colleague of Frank Carter's
    Alun Armstrong as Keith
    Bernard Hepton as Thorpe
    Petra Markham as Doreen
    Geraldine Moffat as Glenda
    Dorothy White as Margaret
    Rosemarie Dunham as Edna Garfoot
    Britt Ekland as Anna
    John Bindon as Sid Fletcher
    Kevin Brennan as Harry
    Ben Aris as Architect
    John Hussey as Architect

    My channel is one of the most prolific from Poland. With almost one film per day, one may be forgiven for thinking I do nothing else but I do have a day job as well. I have produced around 1,600 original films, most in English but also in Polish, French, Italian, Spanish and the occasional hint of German and Hebrew. My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects

    Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating!

    There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.
  • Get Carter film locations part two - Newcastle central station

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    My analysis of the 1971 British cult crime thriller Get Carter. This is the beginning of a series of films showing the locations where the film was made.

    Get Carter is a 1971 British crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a gangster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and brutal killings played out against the grim background of derelict urban housing in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The film was based on Ted Lewis' 1969 novel Jack's Return Home, itself inspired by the real life one-armed bandit murder in the north east of England.
    The film was Hodges' first as a director; he also wrote the script. The production went from novel to finished film in eight months, with location shooting in Newcastle and Gateshead lasting 40 days. It was produced by Michael Klinger and released by MGM. Get Carter was also Alun Armstrong's screen debut.
    In 1999, Get Carter was ranked 16th on the BFI Top 100 British films of the 20th century; five years later, a survey of British film critics in Total Film magazine chose it as the greatest British film of all time. Get Carter was remade in 2000 under the same title, with Sylvester Stallone starring as Jack Carter, while Caine appears in a supporting role. This remake was not well received by critics.
    Initial critical reception was poor, especially in the United Kingdom: "soulless and nastily erotic...virtuoso viciousness", "sado-masochistic fantasy", and "one would rather wash one's mouth out with soap than recommend it". The American film critic Pauline Kael, however, was a fan of the film, admiring its "calculated soullessness". A minor hit at the time, the film has become progressively rehabilitated via subsequent showings on television; with its harsh realism, quotable dialogue and incidental detail, it is now considered among the best British gangster films ever made. In 2004, the magazine Total Film claimed it to be the greatest British movie in any genre.
    There are two slightly different versions of this film. In the opening scene of the original version Gerald Fletcher warns Carter that the Newcastle gangs "won't take kindly to someone from The Smoke poking his bugle in". This was later redubbed for American release in a less pronounced Cockney accent (not by Terence Rigby) with "won't take kindly to someone from London poking his nose in", as tape previews in the US had revealed that many Americans did not understand what "The Smoke" and "bugle" meant in this context. "Smoke" is slang for London, in reference to its reputation as a foggy city, while "bugle" is slang for nose. The line "I smell trouble, boy" is also edited out.

    Places from the film not shown here but still standing in October 2010:
    Dryderdale Hall, near Wolsinghamd - current up for sale at GBP1.6m
    Newcastle's West Road Crematorium
    Oxford Galleries in Newcastle - I should have filmed this as it is very easy to get to!
    Post Office in Hebburn

    I state that Cliff Brumby's house in northern Durham is still standing. However it was knocked down to redevelop the site.

    Cast:
    Michael Caine as Jack Carter
    John Osborne as Cyril Kinnear
    Ian Hendry as Eric Paice
    Bryan Mosley as Cliff Brumby
    George Sewell as Con McCarty
    Tony Beckley as Peter the Dutchman
    Glynn Edwards as Albert Swift
    Terence Rigby as Gerald Fletcher
    Godfrey Quigley as a work colleague of Frank Carter's
    Alun Armstrong as Keith
    Bernard Hepton as Thorpe
    Petra Markham as Doreen
    Geraldine Moffat as Glenda
    Dorothy White as Margaret
    Rosemarie Dunham as Edna Garfoot
    Britt Ekland as Anna
    John Bindon as Sid Fletcher
    Kevin Brennan as Harry
    Ben Aris as Architect
    John Hussey as Architect

    My channel is one of the most prolific from Poland. With almost one film per day, one may be forgiven for thinking I do nothing else but I do have a day job as well. I have produced around 1,600 original films, most in English but also in Polish, French, Italian, Spanish and the occasional hint of German and Hebrew. My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects

    Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating!

    There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.
  • Get Carter film locations part three : pub outside station

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    http://www.youtube.com/alanheath

    My analysis of the 1971 British cult crime thriller Get Carter. This is the beginning of a series of films showing the locations where the film was made.

    Get Carter is a 1971 British crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a gangster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and brutal killings played out against the grim background of derelict urban housing in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The film was based on Ted Lewis' 1969 novel Jack's Return Home, itself inspired by the real life one-armed bandit murder in the north east of England.
    The film was Hodges' first as a director; he also wrote the script. The production went from novel to finished film in eight months, with location shooting in Newcastle and Gateshead lasting 40 days. It was produced by Michael Klinger and released by MGM. Get Carter was also Alun Armstrong's screen debut.
    In 1999, Get Carter was ranked 16th on the BFI Top 100 British films of the 20th century; five years later, a survey of British film critics in Total Film magazine chose it as the greatest British film of all time. Get Carter was remade in 2000 under the same title, with Sylvester Stallone starring as Jack Carter, while Caine appears in a supporting role. This remake was not well received by critics.
    Initial critical reception was poor, especially in the United Kingdom: "soulless and nastily erotic...virtuoso viciousness", "sado-masochistic fantasy", and "one would rather wash one's mouth out with soap than recommend it". The American film critic Pauline Kael, however, was a fan of the film, admiring its "calculated soullessness". A minor hit at the time, the film has become progressively rehabilitated via subsequent showings on television; with its harsh realism, quotable dialogue and incidental detail, it is now considered among the best British gangster films ever made. In 2004, the magazine Total Film claimed it to be the greatest British movie in any genre.
    There are two slightly different versions of this film. In the opening scene of the original version Gerald Fletcher warns Carter that the Newcastle gangs "won't take kindly to someone from The Smoke poking his bugle in". This was later redubbed for American release in a less pronounced Cockney accent (not by Terence Rigby) with "won't take kindly to someone from London poking his nose in", as tape previews in the US had revealed that many Americans did not understand what "The Smoke" and "bugle" meant in this context. "Smoke" is slang for London, in reference to its reputation as a foggy city, while "bugle" is slang for nose. The line "I smell trouble, boy" is also edited out.

    Places from the film not shown here but still standing in October 2010:
    Dryderdale Hall, near Wolsinghamd - current up for sale at GBP1.6m
    Newcastle's West Road Crematorium
    Oxford Galleries in Newcastle - I should have filmed this as it is very easy to get to!
    Post Office in Hebburn

    I state that Cliff Brumby's house in northern Durham is still standing. However it was knocked down to redevelop the site.

    Cast:
    Michael Caine as Jack Carter
    John Osborne as Cyril Kinnear
    Ian Hendry as Eric Paice
    Bryan Mosley as Cliff Brumby
    George Sewell as Con McCarty
    Tony Beckley as Peter the Dutchman
    Glynn Edwards as Albert Swift
    Terence Rigby as Gerald Fletcher
    Godfrey Quigley as a work colleague of Frank Carter's
    Alun Armstrong as Keith
    Bernard Hepton as Thorpe
    Petra Markham as Doreen
    Geraldine Moffat as Glenda
    Dorothy White as Margaret
    Rosemarie Dunham as Edna Garfoot
    Britt Ekland as Anna
    John Bindon as Sid Fletcher
    Kevin Brennan as Harry
    Ben Aris as Architect
    John Hussey as Architect

    My channel is one of the most prolific from Poland. With almost one film per day, one may be forgiven for thinking I do nothing else but I do have a day job as well. I have produced around 1,600 original films, most in English but also in Polish, French, Italian, Spanish and the occasional hint of German and Hebrew. My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects

    Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating!

    There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.
  • Get Carter film locations : part four Watt's Scrapyard

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    http://www.ceepackaging.com
    twitter : @ceepackaging
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    My analysis of the 1971 British cult crime thriller Get Carter.

    Get Carter is a 1971 British crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a gangster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and brutal killings played out against the grim background of derelict urban housing in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The film was based on Ted Lewis' 1969 novel Jack's Return Home, itself inspired by the real life one-armed bandit murder in the north east of England.
    The film was Hodges' first as a director; he also wrote the script. The production went from novel to finished film in eight months, with location shooting in Newcastle and Gateshead lasting 40 days. It was produced by Michael Klinger and released by MGM. Get Carter was also Alun Armstrong's screen debut.
    In 1999, Get Carter was ranked 16th on the BFI Top 100 British films of the 20th century; five years later, a survey of British film critics in Total Film magazine chose it as the greatest British film of all time. Get Carter was remade in 2000 under the same title, with Sylvester Stallone starring as Jack Carter, while Caine appears in a supporting role. This remake was not well received by critics.
    Initial critical reception was poor, especially in the United Kingdom: "soulless and nastily erotic...virtuoso viciousness", "sado-masochistic fantasy", and "one would rather wash one's mouth out with soap than recommend it". The American film critic Pauline Kael, however, was a fan of the film, admiring its "calculated soullessness". A minor hit at the time, the film has become progressively rehabilitated via subsequent showings on television; with its harsh realism, quotable dialogue and incidental detail, it is now considered among the best British gangster films ever made. In 2004, the magazine Total Film claimed it to be the greatest British movie in any genre.
    There are two slightly different versions of this film. In the opening scene of the original version Gerald Fletcher warns Carter that the Newcastle gangs "won't take kindly to someone from The Smoke poking his bugle in". This was later redubbed for American release in a less pronounced Cockney accent (not by Terence Rigby) with "won't take kindly to someone from London poking his nose in", as tape previews in the US had revealed that many Americans did not understand what "The Smoke" and "bugle" meant in this context. "Smoke" is slang for London, in reference to its reputation as a foggy city, while "bugle" is slang for nose. The line "I smell trouble, boy" is also edited out.

    Places from the film not shown here but still standing in October 2010:
    Dryderdale Hall, near Wolsinghamd - current up for sale at GBP1.6m
    Newcastle's West Road Crematorium
    Oxford Galleries in Newcastle - I should have filmed this as it is very easy to get to!
    Post Office in Hebburn

    I state that Cliff Brumby's house in northern Durham is still standing. However it was knocked down to redevelop the site.

    Cast:
    Michael Caine as Jack Carter
    John Osborne as Cyril Kinnear
    Ian Hendry as Eric Paice
    Bryan Mosley as Cliff Brumby
    George Sewell as Con McCarty
    Tony Beckley as Peter the Dutchman
    Glynn Edwards as Albert Swift
    Terence Rigby as Gerald Fletcher
    Godfrey Quigley as a work colleague of Frank Carter's
    Alun Armstrong as Keith
    Bernard Hepton as Thorpe
    Petra Markham as Doreen
    Geraldine Moffat as Glenda
    Dorothy White as Margaret
    Rosemarie Dunham as Edna Garfoot
    Britt Ekland as Anna
    John Bindon as Sid Fletcher
    Kevin Brennan as Harry
    Ben Aris as Architect
    John Hussey as Architect

    My channel is one of the most prolific from Poland. With almost one film per day, one may be forgiven for thinking I do nothing else but I do have a day job as well. I have produced around 1,600 original films, most in English but also in Polish, French, Italian, Spanish and the occasional hint of German and Hebrew. My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects

    Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating!

    There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.
  • Get Carter film locations part 5 Las Vegas boarding house

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    twitter : @ceepackaging
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    Scenes used in the 1971 British cult crime thriller Get Carter.

    Get Carter is a 1971 British crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a gangster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and brutal killings played out against the grim background of derelict urban housing in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The film was based on Ted Lewis' 1969 novel Jack's Return Home, itself inspired by the real life one-armed bandit murder in the north east of England.
    The film was Hodges' first as a director; he also wrote the script. The production went from novel to finished film in eight months, with location shooting in Newcastle and Gateshead lasting 40 days. It was produced by Michael Klinger and released by MGM. Get Carter was also Alun Armstrong's screen debut.
    In 1999, Get Carter was ranked 16th on the BFI Top 100 British films of the 20th century; five years later, a survey of British film critics in Total Film magazine chose it as the greatest British film of all time. Get Carter was remade in 2000 under the same title, with Sylvester Stallone starring as Jack Carter, while Caine appears in a supporting role. This remake was not well received by critics.
    Initial critical reception was poor, especially in the United Kingdom: "soulless and nastily erotic...virtuoso viciousness", "sado-masochistic fantasy", and "one would rather wash one's mouth out with soap than recommend it". The American film critic Pauline Kael, however, was a fan of the film, admiring its "calculated soullessness". A minor hit at the time, the film has become progressively rehabilitated via subsequent showings on television; with its harsh realism, quotable dialogue and incidental detail, it is now considered among the best British gangster films ever made. In 2004, the magazine Total Film claimed it to be the greatest British movie in any genre.
    There are two slightly different versions of this film. In the opening scene of the original version Gerald Fletcher warns Carter that the Newcastle gangs "won't take kindly to someone from The Smoke poking his bugle in". This was later redubbed for American release in a less pronounced Cockney accent (not by Terence Rigby) with "won't take kindly to someone from London poking his nose in", as tape previews in the US had revealed that many Americans did not understand what "The Smoke" and "bugle" meant in this context. "Smoke" is slang for London, in reference to its reputation as a foggy city, while "bugle" is slang for nose. The line "I smell trouble, boy" is also edited out.

    Places from the film not shown here but still standing in October 2010:
    Dryderdale Hall, near Wolsinghamd - current up for sale at GBP1.6m
    Newcastle's West Road Crematorium
    Oxford Galleries in Newcastle - I should have filmed this as it is very easy to get to!
    Post Office in Hebburn

    I state that Cliff Brumby's house in northern Durham is still standing. However it was knocked down to redevelop the site.

    Cast:
    Michael Caine as Jack Carter
    John Osborne as Cyril Kinnear
    Ian Hendry as Eric Paice
    Bryan Mosley as Cliff Brumby
    George Sewell as Con McCarty
    Tony Beckley as Peter the Dutchman
    Glynn Edwards as Albert Swift
    Terence Rigby as Gerald Fletcher
    Godfrey Quigley as a work colleague of Frank Carter's
    Alun Armstrong as Keith
    Bernard Hepton as Thorpe
    Petra Markham as Doreen
    Geraldine Moffat as Glenda
    Dorothy White as Margaret
    Rosemarie Dunham as Edna Garfoot
    Britt Ekland as Anna
    John Bindon as Sid Fletcher
    Kevin Brennan as Harry
    Ben Aris as Architect
    John Hussey as Architect

    My channel is one of the most prolific from Poland. With almost one film per day, one may be forgiven for thinking I do nothing else but I do have a day job as well. I have produced around 1,600 original films, most in English but also in Polish, French, Italian, Spanish and the occasional hint of German and Hebrew. My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects

    Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating!

    There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.
  • Get Carter Film Locations - Night Club in Newcastle

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    My analysis of the 1971 British cult crime thriller Get Carter alongside the locations to the films. Here we see Thorpe played by Bernhard Hepburn visiting Carter at the Las Vegas guest house (Coburn Terrace in Gateshead). Thorpe attempts to escape by hiding in the toilets in a night club. Here I show the night club in December 2010 which as can be seen has not changed on the outside.

    Get Carter is a 1971 British crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a gangster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and brutal killings played out against the grim background of derelict urban housing in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The film was based on Ted Lewis' 1969 novel Jack's Return Home, itself inspired by the real life one-armed bandit murder in the north east of England.
    The film was Hodges' first as a director; he also wrote the script. The production went from novel to finished film in eight months, with location shooting in Newcastle and Gateshead lasting 40 days. It was produced by Michael Klinger and released by MGM. Get Carter was also Alun Armstrong's screen debut.

    In 1999, Get Carter was ranked 16th on the BFI Top 100 British films of the 20th century; five years later, a survey of British film critics in Total Film magazine chose it as the greatest British film of all time. Get Carter was remade in 2000 under the same title, with Sylvester Stallone starring as Jack Carter, while Caine appears in a supporting role. This remake was not well received by critics.

    Initial critical reception was poor, especially in the United Kingdom: "soulless and nastily erotic...virtuoso viciousness", "sado-masochistic fantasy", and "one would rather wash one's mouth out with soap than recommend it". The American film critic Pauline Kael, however, was a fan of the film, admiring its "calculated soullessness". A minor hit at the time, the film has become progressively rehabilitated via subsequent showings on television; with its harsh realism, quotable dialogue and incidental detail, it is now considered among the best British gangster films ever made. In 2004, the magazine Total
    Film claimed it to be the greatest British movie in any genre.

    There are two slightly different versions of this film. In the opening scene of the original version Gerald Fletcher warns Carter that the Newcastle gangs "won't take kindly to someone from The Smoke poking his bugle in". This was later redubbed for American release in a less pronounced Cockney accent (not by Terence Rigby) with "won't take kindly to someone from London poking his nose in", as tape previews in the US had revealed that many Americans did not understand what "The Smoke" and "bugle" meant in this context. "Smoke" is slang for London, in reference to its reputation as a foggy city, while "bugle" is slang for nose. The line "I smell trouble, boy" is also edited out.

    Cast:
    Michael Caine as Jack Carter
    John Osborne as Cyril Kinnear
    Ian Hendry as Eric Paice
    Bryan Mosley as Cliff Brumby
    George Sewell as Con McCarty
    Tony Beckley as Peter the Dutchman
    Glynn Edwards as Albert Swift
    Terence Rigby as Gerald Fletcher
    Godfrey Quigley as a work colleague of Frank Carter's
    Alun Armstrong as Keith
    Bernard Hepton as Thorpe
    Petra Markham as Doreen
    Geraldine Moffat as Glenda
    Dorothy White as Margaret
    Rosemarie Dunham as Edna Garfoot
    Britt Ekland as Anna
    John Bindon as Sid Fletcher
    Kevin Brennan as Harry
    Ben Aris as Architect
    John Hussey as Architect

    My channel is one of the most prolific from Poland. With almost one film per day, one may be forgiven for thinking I do nothing else but I do have a day job as well. I have produced around 2,000 original films, most in English. My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects

    Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating!

    There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.
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