Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
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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
Renée Baxter
Director
Tony Richardson
Screenplay
Nigel Kneale
Tagline
"As the applause grew fainter … As the spotlight grew dimmer … His women were younger!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Woodfall Film Productions, Continental
CinemaSerf
April 4, 2022
Certainly, Laurence Olivier is superb in this drama, but he is surrounded by a superior supporting cast that lend huge poignancy to this story. He is "Archie Rice", a seaside entertainer who has long since passed his use-by date. His quick witted, slightly risqué and smutty humour no longer amuses the theatre audiences who now require much greater sophistication. He can't adapt though - it's in hi...
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