Fate Takes a Hand (1961)
When a mail bag full of post that was taken in a robbery is discovered fifteen years later, a Post Office employee and local reporter decide to deliver the letters to their original intended addressees. This solitary incident has profound ramifications on several of the recipients and this film tells the story of how just five of those letters changed peoples lives forever.
Director: Max Varnel
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Ronald Howard as Tony |
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Christina Gregg as Karon |
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Basil Dignam as Wheeler |
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Jack Watson as Bulldog |
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Peter Butterworth as Ronnie |
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Mary Laura Wood as Sandra |
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Noel Trevarthen as Bob |
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Sheila Whittingham as Jenny |
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Valentine Dyall as Wilson |
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Willoughby Goddard as Rollenshaw |
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Michael Peake as Ross |
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Derek Blomfield as Briggs |
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Valerie Gearon as Peggy |
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Peter Swanwick as Preeny |
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Michael Anthony as Fuller |
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Carl Duering as Mike |
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Peter Bennett as Max |
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Angela Douglas as Secretary |
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Eric Dodson as Janitor |
| Camera | James Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Spencer Reeve | Editor |
| Directing | Max Varnel | Director |
| Writing | Brian Clemens | Writer |
| Production | Brian Taylor | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Norman G. Arnold | Art Direction |
| Production | John Draper | Production Manager |
| Sound | W. Anson Howell | Sound Supervisor |
| Directing | Geoffrey Helman | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Paddy Aherne | Camera Operator |
| Sound | George Adams | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Smith | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Phyllis Townshend | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aldo Manganaro | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elsie Alder | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rene Coke | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Edward J. Danziger | Producer |
| Production | Harry Lee Danziger | Producer |