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The film stars Laurence Olivier as Archie Rice, a failing third-rate music-hall stage performer who tries to keep his career going even as the music-hall tradition fades into history and his personal life falls apart.
The Entertainer: Directed by Tony Richardson. With Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Roger Livesey, Joan Plowright. Archie Rice, an old-time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
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- Tony Richardson
- 1960-12-02
London schoolteacher Jean Rice (Joan Plowright) returns to her seaside resort hometown at a time of personal crisis. Her father, Archie (Laurence Olivier), is a star on the music hall circuit, but...
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- Laurence Olivier
- Tony Richardson
- Drama
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Mar 28, 2006 · 1h 44m1960. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A third-rate vaudevillian uses liquor and young women to escape the pressures of changing times. Cast & Crew. Read More. Tony Richardson. Director. Laurence Olivier. Archie Rice. Brenda De Banzie. Phoebe Rice.
- Tony Richardson
- Laurence Olivier
The Entertainer, British dramatic film, released in 1960, that is a notable example of the British “kitchen sink” dramas produced in the post- World War II era by writers known as the Angry Young Men. Laurence Olivier portrayed Archie Rice, a third-rate vaudeville entertainer who refuses to accept the fact that his era and career are over.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Tony Richardson. Director. John Osborne. Screenplay. Nigel Kneale. Screenplay. Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
On the far side of middle age, Archie Rice (Sir Laurence Olivier) lives in a British seaside resort with his father, retired successful vaudevillian Billy Rice (Roger Livesey), second wife Phoebe Rice (Brenda de Banzie), and doting son Frank Rice (Sir Alan Bates).
