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The Entertainer is a 1960 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Tony Richardson, produced by Harry Saltzman and adapted by John Osborne and Nigel Kneale from Osborne’s stage play of the same name.
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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- Drama
- 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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- Drama
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.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Overview. Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business. Tony Richardson. Director. John Osborne. Screenplay. Nigel Kneale. Screenplay. Reviews 1. Discussions. A review by CinemaSerf.
Mar 28, 2006 · While films have tended to portray the entertainment industry as a dream factory where lowly people become great, The Entertainer (1960) is a gritty and dark portrait of the seedy side of the stage in playwright John Osborne's comparison of a crumbling Britain to the failing fortunes of a third-rate musical theater performer.
- Tony Richardson
- Laurence Olivier
The Entertainer. Directed by Tony Richardson • 1960 • United Kingdom. Starring Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Roger Livesey. “Life is a beastly mess,” states the great Laurence Olivier in this superb drama of the seedy music-hall life.
