Fifty years ago this year, Peter Lorre passed away on Mar. 23, 1964, just a few months shy of his 60th birthday.
The
British Film Institute Southbank, in London, England, plans to remember the anniversary with a
Peter Lorre Film Festival of 22 movies, over five weeks, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2 and ending on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014.
The films to be shown include
M,
F.P. 1 antwortet nicht,
The Man Who Knew Too Much,
Mad Love,
Crime and Punishment,
Secret Agent,
Think Fast, Mr. Moto,
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation,
Strange Cargo,
Stranger on the Third Floor,
The Face Behind the Mask,
The Maltese Falcon,
Casablanca,
The Mask of Dimitrios,
Arsenic and Old Lace,
Black Angel,
The Verdict,
The Beast with Five Fingers,
My Favorite Brunette,
Der Verlorene,
Beat the Devil,
Silk Stockings, and
The Raven.
The BFI will present a print of
M restored by TLEFilms Film Restoration and Preservation Services, in association with CNC – Archives françaises du film.
On Friday, Sept. 12, a special paid
Seniors’ matinee of
M will be shown at 2 pm. The screening will be introduced and discussed by filmmaker and former head of BFI Production Mamoun Hassan, whose
article on director Fritz Lang is available through the BFI website.
Movies in the Lorre festival will be shown more than once, and the restored
M will be shown throughout the festival.
The schedule:
- Sept. 2, Tues – F.P. 1 antwortet nicht, 8:40 pm
- Sept. 3, Wed – Double feature: Mad Love and The Face Behind the Mask, 6 pm
- Sept. 3, Wed – The Man Who Knew Too Much, 8:50 pm
- Sept. 5, Fri – Crime and Punishment, 6:10 pm
- Sept. 5, Fri – M, 6:20 pm and 8:40 pm
- Sept. 5, Fri – Secret Agent, 8:45 pm
- Sept. 6, Sat – M, 3:50 pm and 6:20 pm
- Sept. 6, Sat – F. P. 1 antwortet nicht, 4 pm
- Sept. 6, Sat – The Man Who Knew Too Much, 6:10 pm
- Sept. 6, Sat – Casablanca, 8:45 pm
- Sept. 7, Sun – Mr. Moto double feature: Think Fast, Mr. Moto and Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation, 3 pm
- Sept. 7, Sun – M, 4 pm and 6:30 pm
- Sept. 7, Sun – Double feature: Mad Love and The Face Behind the Mask, 5:30 pm
- Sept. 7, Sun – Stranger on the Third Floor, 8:45 pm
- Sept. 8, Mon – M, 6:20 pm and 8:40 pm
- Sept. 9, Tues – M, 6 pm and 8:40 pm
- Sept. 9, Tues – Strange Cargo, 6:30 pm
- Sept. 10, Wed – M, 6:20 pm and 8:40 pm
- Sept. 10, Wed – Crime and Punishment, 8:30 pm
- Sept. 11, Thurs – M, 6:20 pm and 8:30 pm
- Sept. 11, Thurs – Secret Agent, 6:30 pm
- Sept. 11, Thurs – The Maltese Falcon, 8:45 pm
- Sept. 12, Fri – Mr. Moto double feature: Think Fast, Mr. Moto and Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation, 8:20 pm
- Sept. 13, Sat – M, 3:45 pm, 6:10 pm, and 8:30 pm
- Sept. 13, Sat – The Mask of Dimitrios, 4 pm
- Sept. 13, Sat – Stranger on the Third Floor, 6:20 pm
- Sept. 14, Sun – M, 4 pm
- Sept. 14, Sun – Strange Cargo, 8:20 pm
- Sept. 15, Mon – M, 6:20 pm
- Sept. 15, Mon. – Arsenic and Old Lace, 8:40 pm
- Sept. 16, Tues – M, 6:10 pm
- Sept. 17, Wed – Arsenic and Old Lace, 8:40 pm
- Sept. 17, Wed – M, 8:45 pm
- Sept. 18, Thurs – M, 6:10 pm
- Sept. 18, Thurs – Black Angel, 6:30 pm
- Sept. 18, Thurs – The Mask of Dimitrios, 8:45 pm
- Sept. 19, Fri – The Maltese Falcon, 6:30 pm
- Sept. 20, Sat – Casablanca, 4 pm
- Sept. 20, Sat – M, 8:40 pm
- Sept. 21, Sun – M, 8:45 pm
- Sept. 22, Mon – M, 6:20 pm and 8:40 pm
- Sept. 23, Tues – M, 6:20 pm
- Sept. 23, Tues – Black Angel, 8:45 pm
- Sept. 24, Wed – M, 6:20 pm
- Sept. 24, Wed – The Verdict, 8:45 pm
- Sept. 26, Fri – M, 6:20 pm and 8:40 pm
- Sept. 27, Sat – M, 3:50 pm
- Sept. 28, Sun – M, 3:50 pm
- Sept. 28, Sun – The Verdict, 6:30 pm
- Sept. 29, Mon – The Beast with Five Fingers, 8:40 pm
- Sept. 30, Tues – M, 8:45 pm
- Oct. 1, Wed – My Favorite Brunette, 6:30 pm
- Oct. 1, Wed – M, 8:45 pm
- Oct. 2, Thurs – Silk Stockings, 8:40 pm
- Oct. 3, Fri – Der Verlorene (The Lost One), 6:30 pm
- Oct. 3, Fri – The Beast with Five Fingers, 8:40 pm
- Oct. 3, Fri – Silk Stockings, 8:40 pm
- Oct. 4, Sat – Beat the Devil, 4:30 pm
- Oct. 4, Sat – The Raven, 6:30 pm
- Oct. 4, Sat – M, 8:40 pm
- Oct. 4, Sat – Der Verlorene, 8:45 pm
- Oct. 5, Sun – M, 3:50 pm
- Oct. 5, Sun – My Favorite Brunette, 6:30 pm
- Oct. 5, Sun – Silk Stockings, 6:20 pm
- Oct. 6, Mon – Beat the Devil, 8:45 pm
- Oct. 7, Tues – Silk Stockings, 6:20 pm
- Oct. 7, Tues – The Raven, 8:45 pm
- Oct. 7, Tues – M, 8:50 pm
Admission is open to non-members of the BFI, as well as members. Non-members will be charged a per-ticket booking fee of £1 for each ticket sold, to a maximum of £3 per transaction.
Weekday matinee (before 5 pm) prices are £6.60 for BFI members, £8.25 for non-members, and £6 for children 16 and under.
Evening and weekend prices are £10.45 for BFI members, £12.10 for non-members, and £6 for children 16 and under. For senior citizens, students, unwaged and disabled visitors who are also BFI members, admission is £7.70, and for non-members £9.35.
More information about
ticket prices may be found on the BFI website.
Tickets may be purchased through the BFI box office, located in the main foyer. Tickets may also be purchased on-line through the BFI website. From the
Peter Lorre festival page, click the “Buy” button. A Booking Fee will be added to all on-line purchases.
The BFI is located on Belvedere Road, on the South Bank of the Thames in London, England.
Directions to the BFI are available on the cinema’s website.
Parking is available at the Hayward Gallery, National Theatre, and Jubilee Gardens. The BFI is also well served by public transportation. The closest underground station is Waterloo. Exit Waterloo by the South Bank exit. More information about
public transportation is available on the cinema’s website.
In the pages of
The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin recounts the life and career of Peter Lorre through the recollections of family members, friends, directors, fellow actors, and crew on film, stage, radio, and television – recollections that shed light on Lorre’s childhood, his early days in theater, his career on film, radio and television, and his sad final days.
The Lost One is available in hard-back, soft-bound, and eBook editions for the Kindle and Nook.
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