68
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Lorraine Barrie, a fading but brilliant actress with a penchant for manipulating every theatrical endeavour to her best advantage, meets her match when she must trust her success to an equally willful stage director.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 69GoodWatch 68
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −25 min on the typical 100
typical 10075Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1985
November 10, 1985
41 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
17 of 17
Susannah YorkLorraine Barry
Ian RichardsonRay Malcolm
Peter ChelsomBryan Snow
David YellandTony Orford- DSDavid SwiftJ.C. Roebuck
Pam FerrisMarian Blake- NBNeville BarberGerald Wentworth
- TBTim BannermanCharles Hawkins
- BABen ArisEric Larch
Jo KendallLinda Copeland
Amanda DonohoeUnderstudy- BRBill RitchieUnderstudy
Sidney LivingstoneStage manager- JLJonathan LaceyStage manager
- LHLucy HancockStage manager
Aubrey WoodsAdrian Gurney
Maggie OllerenshawUsherette
Directing · 1
- Alan Dossor Director
Writing · 2
- Noël Coward Writer
- Stanley Price Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Nigel Walters Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- John Altman Original Music Composer
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