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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.
- $650,000 domestic rentals
- Bernard Herrmann
- $1,570,000
- Philip Dunne
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.
Prince of Players. 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 alcoholic father, the...
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- Philip Dunne
- Biography
- Richard Burton
Oct 2, 2021 · The Patriarch – Junius Brutus Booth. Raymond Massey introduces us to the world of Shakespeare when the curtains rise on Prince of Players. Massey doesn’t just play the character of Junius Brutus, the famed, eccentric nineteenth century actor, he becomes him.
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Director. Eleanor Ruggles. Novel. Moss Hart. Writer. Prince of Players is a biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth.
