Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to find the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions.Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to find the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions.Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to find the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions.
- Won 3 BAFTA Awards
- 5 wins & 10 nominations total
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- (as Katharine Vasey)
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- TriviaThe title of the trilogy, "Red Riding", derives from two main sources - Yorkshire, the location of the crimes, and Red Riding Hood, the traditional tale. Yorkshire, a county of England, is divided into three sections or ridings. The action takes place in the West Riding. One of the girls who goes missing is wearing a red anorak or hooded jacket, and one of the attackers bears the nickname, Wolf.
- GoofsSean Bean's Jensen is plated 'P'. This denotes 1975 and 1976, not 1974, as new plates were issued every August. Andrew Garfield's Vauxhall Viva, registered in August 1974 with 'M' plates, would therefore have been brand new.
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[first lines]
Eddie Dunford: Little girl goes missing, the pack salivates. If it bleeds it leads, right? Eddie Dunford, crime correspondent, back home to take the north. Business first. Dad won't mind waiting.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2010)
'Nineteen Seventy-Four' has shades of 'Taxi Driver', the narrative framed not by the steam that rises from the streets of New York City but instead by the skies of Yorkshire. The comparison between the two movies really occurred to me most strongly at the end of the film and I think you'll see why.
The acting is spot on from everybody. I can't think of one performance that stands out for the wrong reasons. Andrew Garfield is excellent in the lead role and Sean Bean is on form.
The exploration of police corruption and the struggle for both revenge and justice resonate well beyond the ending of the film.
The cinematography is excellent and it is disappointing that films of this quality have to be shown on television because they won't find enough of an audience in the majority of British cinemas.
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- Also known as
- Red Riding 1974
- Filming locations
- Ferrybridge, Kirkhaw Lane, Knottingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK(Ferrybridge Power Station)
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Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $151,644
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,526
- Feb 7, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $151,644
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1