FILMTRThe Rocking Horse1962

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How Long Is “The Rocking Horse”?

Name: The Rocking Horse
Released: 1962
Duration: 24 min

24m runtime

196224m

film with a runtime of 24 minutes, released in 1962. Presented in English.

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Runtime24m

Minutes24

One SittingYes

With Break36m

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A chance love affair between a teddy boy and a painter, set in early 1960's London. This was a student film made with the assistance of a BFI grant and its influences include the British Free Cinema movement, John Cassavetes' Shadows (1959) and, for the love scene, Alain Resnais's Hiroshima Mon Amour (France, 1959). The film's young hero is a cross between James Dean's troubled teenager in Rebel Without a Cause (US, 1955) and Albert Finney's defiant mechanic in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (d. Karel Reisz, 1960). Initially portrayed as a self-assured, arrogant and immature teenager, his chance meeting with a pretty, sophisticated middle-class artist reveals a more insecure, fragile side. The climactic love-making scene earned Scott the first X certificate given to an amateur filmmaker. This short film is an extra on the BFI Flipside DVD The Pleasure Girls.

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Runtime24m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break36m

Movie Facts

Release Year1962

Runtime24m

LanguageEnglish

DirectorJames Scott

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