The Entertainer (film)

The Entertainer (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Entertainer


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director = Tony Richardson
producer = Harry Saltzman
writer = Nigel Kneale
John Osborne
narrator =
starring = Laurence Olivier
Brenda De Banzie
Joan Plowright
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cinematography =
editing =
distributor = British Lion Films
released = 25 July 1960
runtime = 96 min.
country = U.K.
language = English
budget =
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amg_id = 1:15905
imdb_id = 0053796

"The Entertainer" is a 1957 play by John Osborne, made into a film in 1960, which told the story of a failing third-rate music hall stage performer who tried to keep his career going even as his personal life fell apart.

The story is set against the backdrop of the dying music hall tradition, and this has usually been seen as symbolic of Britain's general post-war decline, its loss of its Empire, its power, and its cultural confidence and identity.

The film starred Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Roger Livesey, Joan Plowright, Alan Bates, Daniel Massey, Thora Hird and Albert Finney. The movie was adapted by Nigel Kneale and John Osborne from Osborne's play, and was directed by Tony Richardson. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Laurence Olivier). It was filmed on location in the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe.

ee also

*Angry young men
*Kitchen sink realism

External links

*imdb title|id=0053796|title=The Entertainer
*amg title|id=1:15905|title=The Entertainer


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