Laurence Olivier recreates his stage role of Archie Rice in this in-your-face film adaptation of John Osborne's play. The son of a legendary music hall comedian (Roger Livesey), Archie is strictly a third-rater, headlining a tacky music hall revue in a seedy seaside resort town. Archie can't admit that he's a failure, and his grim insouciance destroys everyone around him. Archie finagles his dying father into financing one last revue; he cheats shamelessly on his alcoholic wife (Brenda De Banzie); and he all but forces one ...
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Laurence Olivier recreates his stage role of Archie Rice in this in-your-face film adaptation of John Osborne's play. The son of a legendary music hall comedian (Roger Livesey), Archie is strictly a third-rater, headlining a tacky music hall revue in a seedy seaside resort town. Archie can't admit that he's a failure, and his grim insouciance destroys everyone around him. Archie finagles his dying father into financing one last revue; he cheats shamelessly on his alcoholic wife (Brenda De Banzie); and he all but forces one of his sons (Albert Finney) to run off to join the army, only to die in the Suez. Through all his personal crises, Archie jigs and jabbers before his ever-diminishing audience, but by the end of the film he isn't even entertaining himself. Joan Plowright, who married Olivier shortly after completing The Entertainer, plays the film's one sympathetic character: Archie's daughter, whose love for her father blinds her to his flaws. The Entertainer was remade for television in 1976, with Jack Lemmon as Archie Rice and original songs by Marvin Hamlisch. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Roger Livesey, Joan Plowright, Alan Bates, Daniel Massey, Albert Finney, Shirley Anne... Very good. 2002 Run time: 96. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Miriam Karlin, Thora Hird, Shirley Anne Field, Albert Finney, Daniel Massey, Alan Bates, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesey,... Very good. 1960 Run time: 96. Case is scratched but disc is in perfect condition. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed!
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Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesey, Alan Bates, Albert Finney. New in new packaging. Language: English. Run time: 97 mins. Originally released: 1960. Still in the original shrink wrap. DVD from "Movie Ventures Presents", UPC 090328904388.
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Miriam Karlin, Thora Hird, Shirley Anne Field, Albert Finney, Daniel Massey, Alan Bates, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesey,... Good. 1960 Run time: 96. Former rental from iconic video superstore, Salzers Video (1980-2021). Has category and retro video store stickers!
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