The Bad Lord Byron
| The Bad Lord Byron | |
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| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Produced by | Aubrey Baring |
| Starring |
Dennis Price Mai Zetterling |
| Music by | Cedric Thorpe Davie |
| Cinematography | Stephen Dade |
| Edited by | James Needs |
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Production
company |
Triton Films
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| Distributed by | GFD (UK) |
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Release date
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1949 |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₤200,000 or £223,900 |
| Box office | £75,000 (by 1953) |
The Bad Lord Byron is a 1949 British historical drama film centered on the life of Lord Byron. It was directed by David MacDonald and starred Dennis Price as Byron with Mai Zetterling, Linden Travers and Joan Greenwood.
The film sees life from the perspective of Lord Byron, seriously wounded in Greece where he is fighting for Greek independence. From his deathbed, Byron remembers his life and many loves, imagining that he's pleading his case before a celestial court.
The film was announced in 1944 by Two Cities with Eric Portman to play the title role.
A critic for Time Out has written of the film:
The film was a box-office disaster. In 1949 it had earned £22,400, recording a loss of £179,200.
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