Staircase (1969)
An aging gay couple owns a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer. The action takes place over the course of one night as they discuss their loving but often volatile past together and possible future without each other.
Director:
Stanley Donen
Writer:
Charles Dyer
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Rex Harrison as Charles Dyer |
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Richard Burton as Harry Leeds |
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Cathleen Nesbitt as Harry's Mother |
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Beatrix Lehmann as Charlie's Mother |
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Stephen Lewis as Jack |
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Neil Wilson as Policeman |
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Gordon Heath as Postman |
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Avril Angers as Miss Ricard |
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Shelagh Fraser as Cub Mistress |
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Gwen Nelson as Matron |
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Pat Heywood as Nurse |
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Dermot Kelly as Gravedigger |
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Jake Kavanagh as Choirboy |
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Michael Rogers as Drag Singer (as Rogers) |
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Royston Starr as Drag Singer (as Starr) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Berkeley | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Maude Spector | Casting |
| Directing | Marc Grunebaum | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pierre Roubaud | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Freddie Cooper | Camera Operator |
| Art | Maurice Binder | Title Designer |
| Camera | Philippe Brun | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jacques Mironneau | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Alex Pront | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Marc Maurette | Production Supervisor |
| Writing | Charles Dyer | Theatre Play |
| Production | Arthur Carroll | Production Executive |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clare Rendlesham | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alain Folgoas | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jean-Louis Ducarme | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Richard Marden | Editor |
| Art | Willy Holt | Art Direction |
| Camera | Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto De Rossi | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Bernard Stora | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Kenout Peltier | Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Roy Larner | Gaffer |
| Directing | Stanley Donen | Director |
| Writing | Charles Dyer | Screenplay |
| Sound | Dudley Moore | Music |
| Production | Stanley Donen | Producer |