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Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything

18 (CTBA)

Film

Sat 12 Dec 13:00

Director: David Thompson
Cast: Angela Allen, Stephen Frears, Dominic Cooke
Details: 80 mins, 2026, UK
Primary language: English

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What do such classic films as The Third Man, The African Queen, The Misfits and Labyrinth have in common?

Present during the filming of all of them was continuity girl (a film crew member who acts as a live "memory bank”) Angela Allen. She is one of the last witnesses to a truly golden age of cinema.

Angela – who celebrated her 97th birthday in February 2026 – began her career as a 19-year-old on several British films, and then in 1948 was assigned to the second unit in Vienna for Carol Reed’s The Third Man. She subsequently became a regular aide to John Huston (with whom she made 14 films) as well as working with such diverse filmmakers as Tony Richardson, Ken Russell, Roman Polanski and Sidney Lumet.

In a career spanning over a hundred films, Angela was brought into close contact with many famous stars, among them Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable and Sean Connery.

This documentary gives vivid insight into her remarkable story.

We are delighted to welcome Angela Allen to introduce the screening followed by an in conversation with Film Historian Ian Christie.

Wheelchair User Spaces

Event types:

Intro: Introductory Talk
QA: Q&A Session

Sat 12 Dec

13:00 (ends 15:05)QAIntro

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Pricing

£9.50 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £7.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

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£6.50 (plus 12% booking fee*)

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Cinema seat widths

Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

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Further info

Our building is accessible, our staff are trained in basic BSL and Deaf awareness, we have toilets for everyone and we run an accessible programme of screenings, events and exhibitions. Find out more on our Access page.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

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