Take Me High

[Dinger]

Thought it was time the Forum had a thread on the 1973 Film "Take Me High"- mostly filmed in Birmingham. Viewing it today takes you back to the Birmingham of the early 70s - very nostalgic. The film plot itself is pretty awful - just a reason to string together a number of Cliff Richard Songs. Does anyone have any memories of it being made? - Especially of witnessing the parade through the centre of Birmingham that marked the "climax" of the film? Did anyone get a job as an extra on the film and get to taste those "Brumburgers"?

To remind you of the film, here's the very corny trailer for it...

And for those wanting a nostalgic trip around 1970s Brum here is Cliff Richard taking a very complicated route to get from the Council House to Gas Street...

 

[lmr3103]

Thanks Dinger, I’ve never heard of that one before. Always interesting to see Birmingham as it was, and how most of us still see it in our minds eye!

 

[Donbogen]

Same here
I will check it out
Cheers

 

[A Sparks]

I haven't seen the film (not really a Cliff Richard fan!) but I do remember it being filmed in Birmingham.
Yes, I guess it's an interesting look at Brum in the 70s now.

 

[Dinger]

Here's the parade - New Street and Corporation Street.

 

[mw0njm.]

i dont like Cliff Richards but do like Hugh Griffith

Take Me High (1973) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Take Me HighA successful and ambitious young financier is transferred to a small industrial town in Britain and meets a beautiful restaurant owner, who after...

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[Dinger]

i dont like Cliff Richards but do like Hugh Griffith

Take Me High (1973) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Take Me HighA successful and ambitious young financier is transferred to a small industrial town in Britain and meets a beautiful restaurant owner, who after...

archive.org

Great find on the Internet Archive - Even if the description does call Birmingham a "small industrial town".
Its a very early film role for Anthony Andrews - Quite a few years before his part in Brideshead Revisited.

 

[Donbogen]

Internet Archive has some great classics
it gives you the option to download
i have some top movies on Pen Drive from that site

 

[A Sparks]

Here's the parade - New Street and Corporation Street.

I guess it might have been filmed on a Sunday? It would have been fairly quiet as there was no Sunday trading then.
I worked in Town around that time but I have no recollection of the parade.

 

[Dinger]

Silly me - I'd done a search for "Take Me High" and "Cliff Richard" in the search box but nothing came up on the first page so I figured it had never been featured before - I've just stumbled upon this other posting from back in 2008 - so if a moderator can combine them, please do

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Thread 'Take me High'

Aug 3, 2008

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Does anyone know the exact date this part of the film Take me High
was made , I do know it was 1973 because I was working in Hockley
at the time .....Maybe you were there in the crowds or was anyone
of you were working near by as they filmed it .
Thank you . ragga

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[lmr3103]

This is an interesting film site. It gives then and now stills…..

Reelstreets | Take Me High

www.reelstreets.com

 

[poker_pete82]

Great piece of film! And quite a good picture definition. Thanks for this I really enjoyed it.. on mute of course