The Entertainer

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Original title: The Entertainer
Year: 1960
Running time: 97 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Tony Richardson
Screenwriter: John Osborne, Nigel Kneale (Theater: John Osborne)
Music: John Addison
Cinematography: Oswald Morris (B&W)
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesey, Albert Finney, Alan Bates, Miriam Karlin, Thora Hird, Charles Gray
Producer: Woodfall Film Productions (Distributor: British Lion Film Corporation)
Genre: Drama | Free Cinema
Synopsis / Plot: Archie Rice, a pathetic music hall comic, plagued by debts, manipulates those around him in a defiant and selfish attempt to survive against improbable odds. He drinks, makes crude philosophical jokes about sex and politics and humiliates his lamenting, gin-soaked wife. Archie lures his father, Billy Rice, out of retirement for a benefit performance which will ultimately bring financial aid to Archie and his impractical investments.

Awards: 1960: Nominated for Oscar: Best Actor (Laurence Olivier)

1960: BAFTA Awards: 3 Nominations including Best British Actor (Olivier)

1960: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Actor (Laurence Olivier)

1960: Karlovy Vary Internacional Film Festival: Best Actor (Laurence Olivier)

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