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Cast
Albert Finney | As: Sir | |
Tom Courtenay | As: Norman | |
Edward Fox | As: Oxenby | |
Zena Walker | As: Her Ladyship | |
Eileen Atkins | As: Madge |
Storyline
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. The pathos of his backstage efforts rival the pathos in the story of Lear and the Fool that is being presented on-stage, as the situation comes to a crisis.
Tagline: | What happens backstage is always true drama. And often pure comedy. |
Certification: | PG |
Cast
Albert Finney |
Sir |
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Tom Courtenay |
Norman |
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Edward Fox |
Oxenby |
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Zena Walker |
Her Ladyship |
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Eileen Atkins |
Madge |
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Michael Gough |
Frank Carrington |
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Cathryn Harrison |
Irene |
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Betty Marsden |
Violet Manning |
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Sheila Reid |
Lydia Gibson |
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Lockwood West |
Geoffrey Thornton |
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Donald Eccles |
Mr. Godstone |
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Llewellyn Rees |
Horace Brown |
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Guy Manning |
Benton |
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Anne Blackman |
Beryl |
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Kevin Stoney |
C. Rivers Lane |
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Ann Way |
Miss White |
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John Sharp |
Mr. Bottomley |
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Kathy Staff |
Bombazine Woman |
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Roger Avon |
Charles |
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Christopher Irvin |
Evelyn the Airman |
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Stuart Richman |
Evelyn's Friend |
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Sandra Gough |
Actress on Station |
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Joe Belcher |
Arthur |
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Johnny Maxfield |
Electrician |
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Paul Luty |
Stallkeeper |
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Lori Wells |
Barmaid |
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Alan Starkey |
Train Guard |
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Ralph G. Morse |
Man at Station (uncredited) |
Directed By
Peter Yates |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Ronald Harwood |
Screenplay |
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Ronald Harwood |
Theatre Play |
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Production Crew
Nigel Wooll |
Associate Producer |
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Ronald Harwood |
Producer |
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Peter Yates |
Producer |
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Edited By
Ray Lovejoy |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Barbara Ritchie |
Hairstylist |
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Alan Brownie |
Assistant Makeup Artist |
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Joan White |
Hairdresser |
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Alan Boyle |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
John Hayward |
Sound Mixer |
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Peter Pennell |
Sound Editor |
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Malcolm Davies |
Sound |
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John Chandler |
Boom Operator |
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Matthew Launay |
Sound |
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Stephen Janisz |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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David John |
Sound Mixer |
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James Horner |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
Camera
Kelvin Pike |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Stephen B. Grimes |
Production Design |
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Josie MacAvin |
Set Decoration |
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Colin Grimes |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
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