Alan Withy

Alan J. Withy (born spring 1923 in Lewisham near London ) is a now inactive British film architect .

Live and act

Withy received in the first three years of the war (1939-42) an art education at Goldsmith College and then went through several internships as a technician and draftsman. In 1947 he began his film career as an assistant and draftsman in the legendary ballet film " The Red Shoes ". He stayed in this field until 1956 and was involved in films such as Der Irreserstehliche , Der Freibeuter , But, Herr Doktor ... , Schach dem Teufel , Flammen über Farost , Himmelfahrtskommando , Experimental Machine CB 5 and Precious Burden , but recently also worked as a freelance on the side Designer.

Withy made his debut as a film architect in 1954 as the junior partner of the German cinema veteran Fritz Lück in the German adventure story “ Conchita and the Engineer ”, which was written in Brazil . Back at home in England, Withy began his continuous work as a film architect there in 1956, but was only regularly active in this profession until 1962, after that only sporadically. Withy provided his most important scene designs for two central works by New Wave director Lindsay Anderson (" Alluring Laurel ", " O Lucky Man - the successful one "). Alan Withy ended his cinema career in 1974. In the following decades, Alan Withy primarily designed decorations for commercials.

Filmography

as chief architect for the cinema

• 1954: Conchita and the engineer
• 1956: Davy
• 1957: Captain Seasick ( Barnacle Bill )
• 1958: Hunted ( Nowhere to Go )
• 1958: The Scapegoat ( The Scapegoat )
• 1959: To hell with Sydney ( The Siege of Pinchgut )
• 1960: Too hot to touch ( Too Hot to Handle )
• 1960: The Green Helmet ( The Green Helmet )
• 1960: The sinister accomplice ( The Secret Partner )
• 1961: Thieves Have Right of Way ( Go to Blazes )
• 1962: Patricia and the Lion ( The Lion )
• 1962: Alluring Laurel ( This Sporting Life )
• 1963: Alibi of Death ( Girl in the Headlines )
• 1966: Honigmond '67 ( The Family Way )
• 1968: Cry Wolf
• 1971: Danger Point
• 1972: O Lucky Man - the successful one ( O Lucky Man! )
• 1974: In Celebration

literature

• Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 536.

Web links

• Alan Withy in the Internet Movie Database (English)