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English. Budget. $1,570,000 [1] [2] Box office. $650,000 domestic rentals [2] Prince of Players is a 1955 20th Century Fox biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth. The film was directed and produced by Philip Dunne from a screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the book by Eleanor Ruggles.
Prince of Players: Directed by Philip Dunne. With Richard Burton, Maggie McNamara, John Derek, Raymond Massey. A tragic and sentimental story that depicts the early career of the 19th century American actor, Edwin Booth with some mention of the events leading to the assassination of President Lincoln by Edwin's brother, John Wilkes Booth.
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- Biography, Drama
- Philip Dunne
- 1955-06-24
Prince of Players (1955) is ostensibly concerned with the life of nineteenth-century Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth, but it also weaves in the stories of his alcoholic, somewhat mad, actor father, Junius Booth, and his infamous brother, John Wilkes Booth.
Oct 2, 2021 · Prince of Players is a moving depiction of Edwin Booth’s early-mid life and the emotional pain that befell him as he endured a miserable childhood, struggled to maintain his own sanity and the guilt and shame of his family name, and the ray of light that helped him overcome.
In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. This biopic follows the story of Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth (Richard Burton) and his rise to fame. Edwin's career begins when he replaces his...
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- Philip Dunne
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- Richard Burton
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Richard Burton plays Edwin Booth in "Prince of Players," also starring Raymond Massey, John Derek, Maggie McNamara, and Charles Bickford. The story takes us through the young Edwin growing up, traveling with his famous actor father, and at times standing in for him.
