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Archie Rice, an old-time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.Archie Rice, an old-time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.Archie Rice, an old-time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
Laurence Olivier
- Archie Rice
- (as Lawrence Olivier)
Brenda de Banzie
- Phoebe Rice
- (as Brenda De Banzie)
Shirley Anne Field
- Tina Lapford
- (as Shirley Ann Field)
MacDonald Hobley
- McDonald Hobley
- (as McDonald Hobley)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to the April 21, 1958, edition of Time Magazine, as an addendum to its cover story on Sir Alec Guinness, in 1957, Sir Laurence Olivier turned down a Hollywood offer of two hundred fifty thousand dollars for one movie. Instead of making the movie and pocketing the cash, Olivier preferred to take on the role of Archie Rice in this movie (a role written specifically for him) at the Princely sum of forty-five pounds sterling per week.
- GoofsWhen Jean is with her grandfather on the promenade; some of the background people in the crowd are either looking at the camera or reacting out of character to the film shooting of the principal actors.
- Quotes
Archie Rice: Look at these eyes. I'm dead - behind these eyes. I'm dead.
- ConnectionsFeatured in V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #7.1 (1977)
- SoundtracksWhy Should I Care?
(uncredited)
Music by John Addison
Lyrics by John Osborne
Performed by Laurence Olivier
Played occasionally in the score
Featured review
From Spartacus to this role of has-been Entertainer -- amazing!
I've seen this movie many times on tv and still feel irresistibly drawn into the realistic setting of people's humdrum lives at a British seaside resort. Some films can be viewed once and that's enough, but not this one.
All the cast members are remarkable in projecting the ordinary bleakness of the story's circumstances -- the people, time and place, their foibles, tragedies, and often futile efforts as they struggle with events. Believe it or not, I even got to like Olivier's singing of "Why Should I Care"!
A memorable, thoughtful film well worth experiencing.
All the cast members are remarkable in projecting the ordinary bleakness of the story's circumstances -- the people, time and place, their foibles, tragedies, and often futile efforts as they struggle with events. Believe it or not, I even got to like Olivier's singing of "Why Should I Care"!
A memorable, thoughtful film well worth experiencing.
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Box office
- Budget
- £247,716 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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