Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

Movie |

Lying Witness | Polish Sailor

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): J. Lee Thompson, Susan Dyson
  • Cast(s): John Mills, Horst Buchholz, Hayley Mills, Yvonne Mitchell, Megs Jenkins See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 45min
  • Music: Laurie Johnson,Geoffrey Kidd
  • Award(s): BAFTA Film 1960 (Won)
    BAFTA Film 1960 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Ballad of a Small Player, Coup!
  • Story:
    In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
    Full Story
7.5/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
Ratings

7.5/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
BAFTA Film Award

Most Promising Newcomer to Film | 1960 | Hayley

Silver Berlin Bear Award

Special Prize | 1959 | Hayley

Nominations
BAFTA Film Award

Best Film from any Source | 1960 | J. Lee

Best British Screenplay | 1960 | John

Best British Film | 1960 | J. Lee

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The scene in which Gillie is reenacting the murder inside the apartment for the police was ad-libbed by Hayley Mills. Sir John Mills and Director J. Lee Thompson told her the basic plot for the scene and instructed her to just make it up.

The role of Gillie was originally written for a boy. When Director J. Lee Thompson went to see Sir John Mills, he noticed that tomboy Hayley Mills had her hair like a boy, and he offered her the part. for which she won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

Hayley Mills admitted to being strongly infatuated with her handsome male co-star, Horst Buchholz, even though he was always putting her off her lines by goofing around behind the camera.

Credited theatrical movie debut of Hayley Mills (Gillie Jenkins).

English-speaking movie debut of Horst Buchholz (Korchinsky).

Popular Dialogues

"Korchinsky: [Last lines] Well, you've got your man. Superintendent Graham: Yes, I have and a very brave man."

"Superintendent Graham: I wouldn't have you for a friend, Gillie."