- published: 15 Sep 2015
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Colin Henry Wilson (born 26 June 1931) is a prolific English writer who first came to prominence as a philosopher and novelist. Wilson has since written widely on true crime, mysticism and other topics. He prefers calling his philosophy new existentialism or phenomenological existentialism.
Born and raised in Leicester, England, Wilson left school at 16. He worked in factories and at various occupations, and read in his spare time.Gollancz published the then 24-year-old Wilson's The Outsider in 1956; the work examines the role of the social "outsider" in seminal works of various key literary and cultural figures. These include Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ernest Hemingway, Hermann Hesse, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, William James, T. E. Lawrence, Vaslav Nijinsky and Vincent van Gogh; Wilson discusses his perception of social alienation in their work. The book became a best-seller and helped popularize existentialism in Britain.
The inside cover's blurb reads:
The Outsider is the seminal work on alienation, creativity and the modern mind-set. First published over thirty years ago, it made its youthful author England's most controversial intellectual.
Keywords: literary-interview, movie-director
Actors: Renée Glynne (miscellaneous crew), Dan Duryea (actor), Peter Madden (actor), Isa Miranda (actress), Arnold Bell (actor), Patrick Newell (actor), Neil McCallum (writer), Gwen Watford (actress), Jack Parsons (producer), Hedger Wallace (actor), Robert Winter (editor), Jean Aubrey (actress), Carlo Martelli (composer), Alan Edwards (actor), Barry Warren (actor),
Plot: A great murder mystery. The only clue to a mad killer's identity is his shoes! The crime's only witness saw them while she was bent over picking something up. Duryea is fantastic as the "nice guy next door" who just happens to be a homicidal maniac. A great twist ending. A gem...highly recommended. From 16mm.
Keywords: based-on-novel, british-noir, independent-film