“New York's Museum of Modern Art commemorates David Niven's 100th birthday with a film festival that runs from April 12-23 and includes movies rarely seen on the big screen…” reports Cinema Retro Magazine.
The films being shown:
The Way Ahead
1944. Great Britain. Directed by Carol Reed. With David Niven, James Donald, John Laurie, Peter Ustinov, Trevor Howard.
Separate Tables
1958. USA. Directed by Delbert Mann. Screenplay by Terence Rattigan, John Gay, adapted from two of Gay’s plays. With David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth, Wendy Hiller. Niven's Best Actor Oscar win.
The Moon Is Blue
1953. USA. Directed by Otto Preminger. Screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert, based on his play. With David Niven, William Holden, Maggie McNamara, Dawn Addams.
Dawn Patrol
1938. USA. Directed by Edmund Goulding. With Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Barry Fitzgerald.
The Silken Affair
1956. Great Britain. Directed by Roy Kellino. With David Niven, Geneviève Page, Ronald Squire, Beatrice Straight, Wilfrid Hyde White.
Bonjour Tristesse
1958. Great Britain. Directed by Otto Preminger. With David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Jean Seberg.
Around the World in 80 Days
1956. USA. Directed by Michael Anderson. Produced by Michael Todd. Music by Victor Young. With David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, Robert Newton, Buster Keaton.
A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven)
1946. Great Britain. Written and directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Cinematography by Jack Cardiff.
Before Winter Comes
1969. Great Britain. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina, John Hurt, Anthony Quayle.
It was my pleasure to correspond twice with David Niven shortly before he died in 1983 on the subjects of his defense of Errol Flynn and his finely tuned writing skills as a biographer and storyteller.
It is my pleasant memory to have handed Niv a huge laugh, he said, when I wrote that it might be nice if Flynn's children “could sue the pants off Charles Higham so that the world could see what sort of asshole he is… “
— David DeWitt
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