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The Entertainer (1960)

The Entertainer
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Laurence Olivier broke with the theatrical poise of previous roles to play seedy music-hall entertainer Archie Rice in John Osborne's acclaimed play...(read more...)

Shot on location on the boardwalk carnivals and holiday camps of the British seaside, the shabby show-biz world is beautifully photographed but never quite shakes off its origins on the stage. It's the vivid performances that drive the drama: Joan Plowright (who married Olivier in 1961) as his pragmatic daughter; Alan Bates and Albert Finney (making their film debuts) as his sons, a next-generation show-biz hustler and a soldier shipped off to the Suez, respectively; and Brenda de Banzie as Archie's long-suffering wife. "You've been a good audience. Let me know where you're playing tomorrow and I'll come see you." --Sean Axmaker

Director: Tony Richardson

MPAA: Unrated

Running Time: 97 min.

Release Date: Jan 01, 1960

Cast: Alan Bates, Albert Finney, Brenda De Banzie, Daniel Massey, Joan Plowright, Laurence Olivier, Miriam Karlin, Roger Livesey, Shirley Ann Field

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