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The Entertainer (1960)

Director: Tony Richardson

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From Time Out Film Guide

John Osborne's quirky indictment of '50s stagnation still looks stagebound, despite extensive location shooting and the cool, inventive photography of Oswald Morris. Too many words, too many tantrums, too much kitchen-sink sentimentality; yet there are moments when this looks like a good film. The performances are remarkable: Plowright and de Banzie beating desperately against the bars of the mad male family; Livesey, a resurrected Colonel Blimp, inspiring the OAPs with 'Don't Let Them Scrap the British Navy'; and Olivier, throwing Shakespearean dignity to the winds to play Archie Rice, the epitome of '50s tattiness with his gratifyingly awful theme song, 'Thank God We're Normal'.

Author: RMy 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • Peter Reed said...
    Posted on Sep 24 2008 10:57 This film is a dark message delivered in light wrapper and is a first rate acting lesson.
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Director: Tony Richardson

Producer: Harry Saltzman

Cast: Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Albert Finney, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesey, Alan Bates, Shirley Anne Field, Thora Hird, Daniel Massey full cast

Duration: 96 mins

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