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2 Cast  





3 Production  



3.1  Financing  





3.2  Filming  







4 Release  



4.1  Awards  







5 References  





6 Notes  





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Black Jack
Video cover
Directed byKen Loach
Written byKen Loach
Based ona novel
byLeon Garfield
Produced byTony Garnett
Starring
  • Stephen Hirst
  • Louise Cooper
  • Jean Franval
  • Phil Askham
  • Pat Wallis
  • CinematographyChris Menges
    Edited byBill Shapter
    Music byBob Pegg

    Production
    companies

    Kestrel Films
    National Film Finance Consortium

    Distributed byEnterprise (theatrical)
    BFI Video

    Release dates

    Running time

    110 minutes
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    LanguageEnglish
    Budget~£450,000[1]

    Black Jack is a 1979 British period adventure drama film directed by Ken Loach and based on the Leon Garfield novel. It is set in Yorkshire in 1750 and follows a young boy, Tolly (Stephen Hirst) and his adventures with a large French man (Jean Franval), the Black Jack of the title, and Belle, a young English girl (Louise Cooper). It was awarded the Critics’ Award at the Cannes Film Festival (1979).[2][3]

    Plot[edit]

    Cast[edit]

    Production[edit]

    Financing[edit]

    Black Jack was the first film investment by Goldcrest Pictures, who provided £11,250 for initial development. Goldcrest recouped this when the film went into production. The bulk of financing came from the National Film Finance Corporation.[4]

    Filming[edit]

    The film was shot on location in North Yorkshire, England.

    Release[edit]

    Awards[edit]

    Black Jack won the FIPRESCI Award at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.[5] The film was also nominated for the "Gold Hugo" at the 1979 Chicago International Film Festival.[6]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Eberts p 29
  • ^ "Black Jack". British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  • ^ "Ken Loach: Black Jack (UK/France 1979)". In The Picture. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  • ^ Eberts p 29
  • ^ "FIPRESCI Prizes". fipresci.org. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  • ^ "Black Jack (1979) Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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