The Entertainer (1960)
6.2|25 Jul, 1960|104 min
As the applause grew fainter … As the spotlight grew dimmer … His women were younger!
6.2|25 Jul, 1960|104 min
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Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
Keywords
beauty contest
based on play or musical
dysfunctional family
bankruptcy
music hall
seaside town
kitchen sink realism
vaudeville performer
british new wave
suez crisis
Casts
Laurence Olivier
Archie Rice
Brenda De Banzie
Phoebe Rice
Roger Livesey
Billy Rice
Joan Plowright
Jean Rice
Alan Bates
Frank Rice
Daniel Massey
Graham
Albert Finney
Mick Rice
Shirley Anne Field
Tina Lapford
Thora Hird
Mrs. Ada Lapford
Miriam Karlin
Soubrette
Geoffrey Toone
Harold Hubbard
MacDonald Hobley
McDonald Hobley (as McDonald Hobley)
Anthony Oliver
Interviewer
Max Bacon
Charlie Klein
George Doonan
Eddie Trimmer
James Culliford
Cobber Carson
Gilbert Davis
Brother Bill
Charles Gray
Columnist
Gwen Nelson
Hope Jackman
Morecambe Mother
Tony Selby
Teddy Boy (uncredited)
Nigel Davenport
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Crews
Nigel Kneale
Screenplay
Tony Richardson
Director
John Osborne
Screenplay
John Osborne
Theatre Play
R.L.M. Davidson
Production Manager
Alan Osbiston
Editor
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist
Harry Saltzman
Producer
Peter Yates
Assistant Director
John Croydon
Associate Producer
Ralph W. Brinton
Art Direction
John Addison
Original Music Composer
Maude Spector
Casting
Barbara Gillett
Wardrobe Master
Pat Moon
Production Secretary
Michael Walter
Key Grip
Jocelyn Rickards
Costume Designer
Tony Woollard
Draughtsman
Maggie Unsworth
Continuity
Bill Griffiths
Hairdresser
William Blezard
Music Arranger
Ronald Cass
Music Director
Ken Ritchie
Boom Operator
Fred Mannin
Scenic Artist
Basil Mannin
Scenic Artist
Ronnie Maasz
Focus Puller
Bob Jones
Sound
Chris Greenham
Sound Editor
Roy Millichip
Second Assistant Director
Ginger Gemmel
Camera Operator
Mike Rutter
Clapper Loader
John Addison
Conductor
Peter Handford
Sound
Bert Cann
Still Photographer
Edward Marshall
Assistant Art Director
Denys N. Coop
Camera Operator
Michael Stevenson
Third Assistant Director
Honor Blair
Stage Director
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