# Eric Portman
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Eric Harold Portman (13 July 1901 – 7 December 1969) was an English stage and film actor. He is probably best remembered for his roles in several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger during the 1940s.
== Biography ==
Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, he was the second son of Matthew Portman (1868–1939), a wool merchant, and his wife, Alice, née Harrison (1870–1918).
Dear Rowan - A Very Portman Halloween
It's Halloween season so here goes a tale of true crime for which there was a 1935 film titled "Murder in the Red Barn" which was one of Eric Portman's first film roles. Also in this episode are lyrics by Tom Waits of a song by the same title as the film, but released on 1992.
Happy Halloween!
P…
Free For All
It's election time in The Village and Number Six is the frontrunner! Eric Portman, this episode's Number Two, greets him thus: "Good morning, good morning! Any complaints?" And of course Six has complaints. He's like Portnoy: famed for his complaints.
Featuring the lovely Rachel Herbert as Number …
Freud, Huston, Clift and Portman Pt 1
Part 1 of the Portman Season Finale
Dear Rowan,
We are gathered here today to begin a fine farewell to Eric Portman. In this two-part episode we will take a look at one of his finest films by my account. At least one of my favorite films for which he was a part. That is not to say any of his othe…
Freud, Huston, Clift and Portman Pt 2
Dear Rowan,
This is the second part of the episode where we talk about the film Freud, directed by John Huston and starring Montgomery Clift as Freud, Eric Portman as Professor Meynert …among a cast of other talented actors. We’ll speak mainly about a key scene in the film where Freud and Meynert …
Episode 2: Eric Portman in His Own Words
This episode is a reading from Playing to the Camera: Film Actors Discuss Their Craft
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We Dive At Dawn (1943)
'We Dive At Dawn' directed by Anthony Asquith tells the story of the crew of HMS Sea Tiger as they are tasked with destroying the German cruiser Brandenburg. John Mills and Eric Portman star in this mid war part narrative/propagandist piece. The boys also celebrate reaching over 1 million downloads…
Special Subject - Accents on Olivier – THE 49th PARALLEL (1941) and THE DEMI-PARADISE (1943)
Our Special Subject for September 2025 led us to watch a couple of wartime British films starring Laurence Olivier and his amazing accents: Québécois in Powell and Pressburger's The 49th Parallel (1941), which opposes a Platonic Idea of Canada to Nazi ideology, and Russian in Anthony Asquith's The…
The Colditz Story
For you, the war movies are over! Yes, we're watching the stone cold war movie classic The Colditz Story, a film which showed how the most fun a chap could have during the war was to be taken prisoner. Hang on, have we got that right? Perhaps there's a little more to the reality. But with John Mill…
Escape Artists Unite: Reviewing 'The Colditz Story' (1955)
In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at The Colditz Story (1955).
Directed by Guy Hamilton, starring John Mills, Eric Portman, Christopher Rhodes, Lionel Jeffries, and Bryan Forbes.
⭐ Rating: 3.5/5
🏆 IMDb: 6.9/10
🎬 Genre: History, Drama, and War
⏱ Runtime: 94 minute…
Mystery & Charm: Unveiling 'A Canterbury Tale' (1944) Review
In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at A Canterbury Tale (1944).
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, John Sweet, and Esmond Knight.
⭐ Rating: 4.0/5
🏆 IMDb: 7.3/10
🎬 Genre: Comedy, War, Drama, and Myster…
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