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02/06/2023 Documentary, History 1h 35m
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If life is a performance, his was a masterpiece.

Overview

The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret. Featuring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Frank Sinatra, Michael Caine and Lucille Ball. Narrated by Alan Cumming. With Rupert Everett as the voice of Noël Coward. Directed by Academy Award Nominee Barnaby Thompson.

  1. Barnaby Thompson

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Noël Coward

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Rupert Everett

    Noël Coward (voice)

  3. Alan Cumming

    Narrator (voice)

  4. Laurence Olivier

    Self (archive footage)

  5. Maggie Smith

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Harold Pinter

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Michael Caine

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Frank Sinatra

    Self (archive footage)

  9. Lauren Bacall

    Self (archive footage)

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-05-24
This is quite a fascinating documentary. Not because Barnaby Thompson has a particularly innovative approach to the subject matter, but because he has managed to use an enormous amount of contemporaneous archive of this enigmatic man, and because he has engaged the charismatic dulcets of Rupert Everett to, rather authentically, read excerpts from his journals that were written, meticulously, throughout his adult life. Born in relative poverty, Coward lived with his parents whilst his mother slaved away running a boarding house. Like his friend in later life, Charlie Chaplin, you get the feelin...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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