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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Clegg
| name = Clegg
| image = Clegg_film_Theatrical_release_poster_(1970)_2.png
| caption = U.K. theatrical release poster
| director = [[Lindsay Shonteff]]
| director = [[Lindsay Shonteff]]
| producer = [[Lindsay Shonteff]] (credited as Lewis J. Force)
| producer = [[Lindsay Shonteff]] (credited as Lewis J. Force)
| writer = Lewis J Hagleton
| writer = Lewis J. Hagleton
| starring = [[Gilbert Wynne]]<br>[[Norman Claridge]]<br>[[Gilly Grant]]
| starring = [[Gilbert Wynne]]<br>[[Norman Claridge]]<br>[[Gilly Grant]]
| music = [[Paul Ferris (composer)|Paul Ferris]]
| music = [[Paul Ferris (composer)|Paul Ferris]]
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| studio = Lindsay Shonteff Film Productions
| studio = Lindsay Shonteff Film Productions
| distributor = [[Tigon Films]]
| distributor = [[Tigon Films]]
| released = 1970
| released = {{Film date|1970}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
| budget =
}}
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'''''Clegg''''', known as '''The Bullet Machine''' in the USA, is a 1970 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] crime film directed by [[Lindsay Shonteff]] and features Gilbert Wynne in his first starring role. The film follows a case of a private detective named Harry Clegg, a former policeman in London. The film was also released under the titles ''Clegg Private Eye'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170108191733/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b701e628e Clegg], British Film Institute, accessed January 7, 2017</ref> ''The Bullet Machine'' and ''Harry and the Hookers''.<ref>IMDB, ''The Bullet Machine'', accessed January 7, 2017</ref>
'''''Clegg''''' (also known as '''''The Bullet Machine''''', '''''Clegg Private Eye''''' and '''''Harry and the Hookers''''') is a 1970 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] crime film directed by [[Lindsay Shonteff]] and starring Gilbert Wynne,<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Clegg |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150130496 |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> in his first starring film role. It was written by Lewis J. Hagleton.


==Plot==
Gilbert Wynne would also star in Shonteff's next film, ''[[Permissive (film)|Permissive]]'' which was also released in 1970.
Ex-policeman and now private detective Harry Clegg is hired by wealthy businessman Lord Cruickshank to investigate a death-threat letter he has received, which leads to a string of murders, some by Clegg himself.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* Gilbert Wynne - Harry Clegg
* Gilbert Wynne as Harry Clegg
* Norman Claridge - Lord Cruickshank
* Norman Claridge as Lord Cruickshank
* Gilly Grant - Suzy the Slag
* Gilly Grant as Suzy the Slag
* Gary Hope - Wildman
* Gary Hope as Wildman
* [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]] - Inspector Kert
* [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]] as Inspector Kert
* [[Michael Nightingale]] - Col. Sullivan
* [[Michael Nightingale]] as Col. Sullivan
* [[A. J. Brown (actor)|A. J. Brown]] - Joseph Valentine
* [[A. J. Brown (actor)|A. J. Brown]] as Joseph Valentine
* [[Noel Davis]] - Manager
* [[Noel Davis]] as manager
* [[Margery Mason]] - Neighbour
* [[Margery Mason]] as neighbour
* [[Sue Bond]] - Panties Girl
* [[Sue Bond]] as panties girl

[[File:Egyptian Avenue Highgate Cemetery.jpg|thumb|The entrance to the Egyptian Avenue, West Highgate Cemetery is shown in the film]]


==Production==
==Production==
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The film was shot in various locations around London including the [[London Docklands|Docklands]] and [[Highgate Cemetery]], as well as in Paris.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
===Filming locations===
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The film was shot in various locations around London including the [[London Docklands|Docklands]] and [[Highgate Cemetery]], as well as in Paris.


== Critical reception ==
===Music===
''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' wrote: "A pathetic attempt to transplant the private eye thriller to the British scene, high on violence and low on style. The hero's attempts to deliver his sub-Chandlerian wisecracks with the weary cynicism of a [[Philip Marlowe]] are merely embarrassing, while Lindsay Shonteff's idea of direction seems to be to squeeze in as many massive close-ups of guns, telephones and osculating lips as possible. 'It happens in all the [[Humphrey Bogart|Bogart]] movies,' says Clegg at one point: the trouble is that there it happens so much better."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1969 |title=Clegg |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305827184/4DF5D535E95C4755PQ/1 |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=36 |issue=420 |pages=265 |via=ProQuest}}</ref>
The score was by [[Paul Ferris (composer)|Paul Ferris]].


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 22 September 2024

For the 1962 horror film, see Captain Clegg (film).

Clegg
U.K. theatrical release poster
Directed byLindsay Shonteff
Written byLewis J. Hagleton
Produced byLindsay Shonteff (credited as Lewis J. Force)
StarringGilbert Wynne
Norman Claridge
Gilly Grant
CinematographyJohn C. Taylor
Edited byJackson Bowdell
Music byPaul Ferris
Production
company
Lindsay Shonteff Film Productions
Distributed byTigon Films
Release date
  • 1970 (1970)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Clegg (also known as The Bullet Machine, Clegg Private Eye and Harry and the Hookers) is a 1970 British crime film directed by Lindsay Shonteff and starring Gilbert Wynne,[1] in his first starring film role. It was written by Lewis J. Hagleton.

Plot

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Ex-policeman and now private detective Harry Clegg is hired by wealthy businessman Lord Cruickshank to investigate a death-threat letter he has received, which leads to a string of murders, some by Clegg himself.

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot in various locations around London including the Docklands and Highgate Cemetery, as well as in Paris.[citation needed]

Critical reception

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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A pathetic attempt to transplant the private eye thriller to the British scene, high on violence and low on style. The hero's attempts to deliver his sub-Chandlerian wisecracks with the weary cynicism of a Philip Marlowe are merely embarrassing, while Lindsay Shonteff's idea of direction seems to be to squeeze in as many massive close-ups of guns, telephones and osculating lips as possible. 'It happens in all the Bogart movies,' says Clegg at one point: the trouble is that there it happens so much better."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Clegg". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Clegg". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 36 (420): 265. 1 January 1969 – via ProQuest.
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