Letter: Jack Gold’s early film Ninety Days deserves to be remembered

One of the most important early films directed by Jack Gold was Ninety Days, broadcast by the BBC in June 1966. It was based on the account by the anti-apartheid activist Ruth First of her detention and interrogation by the South African authorities. First played herself in the film and provided the narration.

Introducing a screening of the film organised by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in August 2012 to mark the 30th anniversary of First’s assassination, Jack explained how his limited budget and obvious inability to film in South Africa had necessitated some imaginative use of British locations.