Ein ungleiches Paar (1983)
Zweiter Weltkrieg und Fliegeralarm in London. Sir probt zum 227. Mal Shakespeares King Lear. Er kennt nur die Sorge um sich und seine Theatergruppe und Störungendurch den Krieg empfindet er als persönliche Beleidigung. Sir steckt zur Zeit in einer tiefen Krise und nur Norman, sein persönlicher Garderobier seit Jahrzehnten, wird ihm helfen können. Norman geht ganz in der Aufgabe auf, für Sir dazusein. Diese Beziehung zwischen Sir und Norman ist viel inniger als Sirs Verhältnis zu seiner Frau, die auch im Ensemble ist. Doch diese Krise wird die bedrohlichste für das ungleiche Paar.
Der Regisseur:
Peter Yates
Der Autor:
Ronald Harwood
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Albert Finney as Sir |
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Tom Courtenay as Norman |
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Edward Fox as Oxenby |
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Zena Walker as Her Ladyship |
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Eileen Atkins as Madge |
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Michael Gough as Frank Carrington |
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Cathryn Harrison as Irene |
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Betty Marsden as Violet Manning |
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Sheila Reid as Lydia Gibson |
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Lockwood West as Geoffrey Thornton |
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Donald Eccles as Mr. Godstone |
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Llewellyn Rees as Horace Brown |
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Guy Manning as Benton |
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Anne Blackman as Beryl |
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Kevin Stoney as C. Rivers Lane |
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Ann Way as Miss White |
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John Sharp as Mr. Bottomley |
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Kathy Staff as Bombazine Woman |
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Roger Avon as Charles |
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Christopher Irvin as Evelyn the Airman |
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Stuart Richman as Evelyn's Friend |
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Sandra Gough as Actress on Station |
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Joe Belcher as Arthur |
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Johnny Maxfield as Electrician |
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Paul Luty as Stallkeeper |
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Lori Wells as Barmaid |
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Alan Starkey as Train Guard |
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Ralph G. Morse as Man at Station (uncredited) |
| Directing | Peter Yates | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Brownie | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Ritchie | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan White | Hairdresser |
| Sound | John Chandler | Boom Operator |
| Sound | John Hayward | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Stephen Janisz | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Matthew Launay | Sound |
| Sound | Peter Pennell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Malcolm Davies | Sound |
| Production | Peter Yates | Producer |
| Production | Ronald Harwood | Producer |
| Production | Nigel Wooll | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Ronald Harwood | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Ronald Harwood | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kelvin Pike | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ray Lovejoy | Editor |
| Art | Stephen B. Grimes | Production Design |
| Art | Colin Grimes | Art Direction |
| Art | Josie MacAvin | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Boyle | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | David John | Sound Mixer |