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    A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

    69'

    1982-11-09

    N/A

    Documentary

    Overview:

    Documentary portrait of the life of playwright Joe Orton, who was murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell in April 1967.

    DirectingPamela Brighton

    Cast

    1

    Narrator/Interviewer (voice)

    Nigel Williams

    1

    Self - Biographer

    John Lahr

    1

    Self - Sister

    Leonie Orton

    1

    Self - Brother

    Douglas Orton

    1

    Self - Neighbour

    Eleanor Salvoni

    1

    Self - Neighbour

    Aldo Salvoni

    1

    Self - RADA Administrator

    Richard O'Donoghue

    1

    Self - Friend

    Margaret Whiting

    1

    Self - Publisher

    Richard Braine

    1

    Self - Publisher

    Charles Monteith

    1

    Self - Special Services Librarian, Islington

    Jim Connell

    1

    Self - Principal Law Clerk, Islington Council

    Sidney Porett

    1

    Self - Theatrical Agent

    Margaret Ramsey

    1

    Self

    Kenneth Williams

    1

    Self - First West End Director of Loot

    Charles Marowitz

    2

    Self

    Kenneth Cranham

    1

    Self - TV Producer of Orton's Plays

    Peter Willes

    1

    Truscott - Loot

    Paul Moriarty

    1

    Fay - Loot

    Dinah Stabb

    1

    Hal - Loot

    Paul Shearer

    1

    Dennis - Loot

    Nicholas Lyndhurst

    1

    McLeavy - Loot

    Keith Marsh

    1

    Mother - Loot

    Una Brandon-Jones

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Vote Count: 0
      2. Popularity: 0.6228
      3. Status: Released
      4. Original title:A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

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