The Root of All Evil (1947 film)
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| Directed by | Brock Williams |
| Written by | Brock Williams |
| Based on | novel by J. S. Fletcher |
| Produced by | Harold Huth |
| Starring | Phyllis Calvert Michael Rennie |
| Cinematography | Stephen Dade |
| Edited by | Charles Knott |
| Music by | Bretton Byrd |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | over $1 million or £155,000 |
| Box office | £90,700 |
The Root of All Evil is a 1947 British drama film, directed by Brock Williams for Gainsborough Pictures and starring Phyllis Calvert and Michael Rennie. The film was the first directorial assignment for Williams, who was better known as a screenwriter, and also produced the screenplay based on the 1921 novel by J. S. Fletcher.
It was one of the less successful Gainsborough melodramas.