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The Comedy Man is a British film of genre Drama directed by Alvin Rakoff with Kenneth More
The Comedy Man (1964)
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Add to a movie listThe Comedy Man is a 1964 British drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price and Billie Whitelaw. It depicts the life of a struggling actor in Swinging London.
More later said that when he read the script he "was profoundly struck by its relevance to my own life, and to the lives of so many actors I had known." However it received limited distribution, being released on a double bill with Lord of the Flies (1963).
Synopsis
Sacked from his job in provincial rep, actor Chick Byrd moves into digs in London with Julian, a fellow actor. Julian's career soars after a successful screen test, but Chick's meets with continued failure. Mobilised into action by the suicide of a friend, Chick auditions for a TV commercial and finally finds fame. Confident of his talents for the first time, but fearing he may have sold out, Chick leaves London to return to rep.Actors
Kenneth More
(Chick Byrd)
Cecil Parker
(Thomas Rutherford)
Dennis Price
(Tommy Morris)
Billie Whitelaw
(Judy)
Norman Rossington
(Theodore Littleton)
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