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The Entertainer

Bringing his stage role to the screen, Laurence Olivier plays an egotistical vaudeville entertainer with delusions of being a star, yet who plays to an almost empty house and whose home life - his father is dying and his wife an alcoholic - reflects the failures of his career.

1 hour, 42 minutes

Last on

Fri 27 Dec 2019 00:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Archie Rice Laurence Olivier
Director Tony Richardson
Phoebe Rice Brenda De Banzie
Jean Rice Joan Plowright
Billy Rice Roger Livesey
Frank Rice Alan Bates
Graham Daniel Massey
Mick Rice Albert Finney
Tina Lapford Shirley Anne Field
Mrs. Ada Lapford Thora Hird
Soubrette Miriam Karlin

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 May 2007 15:50
  • Sun 17 Jan 2010 01:20
  • Mon 30 Jul 2018 12:00
  • Fri 27 Dec 2019 00:45