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Plot. Jean Rice, a young London art teacher, travels to a seaside resort to visit her family. She is emotionally confused, having had a row with her fiancé Graham, who wants her to emigrate with him to Africa. She also is deeply concerned about the Suez Crisis, having seen Mick, her soldier brother, go to the war.
- 25 July 1960
- Harry Saltzman
Laurence Olivier stars as Archie Rice, a faded music hall performer who struggles to keep his show business career alive in a seaside resort. The film explores his dysfunctional family, his financial troubles, and his self-destructive behavior in the context of the Suez Crisis.
- (3.7K)
- Tony Richardson
- Not Rated
- Drama
New. The Entertainer is 19492 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 21445 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Dawson City: Frozen Time but less popular than A Special Lady.
- Archie Rice; Phoebe Rice; Billy Rice
- Tony Richardson
- 1960
- Gwen Nelson
The Entertainer (1960) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. Tony Richardson. Writing Credits. Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification. Produced by. Music by. John Addison. Cinematography by. Oswald Morris. ... director of photography. Editing by. Alan Osbiston. Casting By. Maude Spector. ...
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).
Brief Synopsis. A semi-musical adaptation of the stage and screen drama (both of which starred Laurence Olivier) about a second-rate vaudevillian, still struggling at middle age for success and stardom. The setting is changed from the original British to an American seaside resort and has Emmy Award-nominated perfo.
A drama about a third-rate vaudevillian who struggles to cope with the decline of his profession and his personal life. Starring Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Joan Plowright and Shirley Field, directed by Tony Richardson.