This article is about the film. For the TV series, see Portrait of Alison (TV series).
Portrait of Alison
US film poster
Directed by
Guy Green
Written by
Guy Green Ken Hughes
Based on
story by Francis Durbridge
Produced by
Frank Godwin executive Tony Owen
Starring
Terry Moore Robert Beatty William Sylvester
Cinematography
Wilkie Cooper
Edited by
Peter Taylor
Music by
John Veale
Production company
Insignia Films
Distributed by
Anglo-Amlgamated Film Distributors
Release date
18 January 1956 (1956-01-18) (US)[1]
Running time
84 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Portrait of Alison (U.S. title: Postmark for Danger[2], also known as Alison[3]) is a 1956 British atmospheric crime film directed by Guy Green. It was based on a BBC television series of the same name, which aired the same year.[4][5]
^"Postmark for Danger: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
^Synopsis by Hal Erickson (18 January 1956). "Postmark for Danger (1956) - Guy Green | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^2 STUDIOS ACQUIRE STORIES FOR FILMS: Paramount Lists French and U. S. Works -- Universal to Do 'Quantez,' Western
By THOMAS M. PRYORSpecial to The New York Times. New York Times28 Oct 1955: 22.
^"Portrait of Alison". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^PORTRAIT OF ALISON (Anglo-Amalgamated) Picture Show; London Vol. 65, Iss. 1709, (Dec 31, 1955): 0.
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