Movie Description
A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton
(1982)Overview
Documentary portrait of the life of playwright Joe Orton, who was murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell in April 1967.
Featured Crew
- Director : Pamela Brighton,Nigel Williams
- Producer : Alan Yentob
- Cast : Nigel Williams,John Lahr,Leonie Orton,Douglas Orton,Eleanor Salvoni,Aldo Salvoni,Richard O'Donoghue,Margaret Whiting,Richard Braine,Charles Monteith,Jim Connell,Sidney Porett,Margaret Ramsey,Kenneth Williams,Charles Marowitz,Kenneth Cranham,Peter Willes,Paul Moriarty,Dinah Stabb,Paul Shearer,Nicholas Lyndhurst,Keith Marsh,Una Brandon-Jones
Cast
Narrator/Interviewer (voice)
Self - Biographer
Self - Sister
Self - Brother
Self - Neighbour
Self - Neighbour
Self - RADA Administrator
Self - Friend
Self - Publisher
Self - Publisher
Self - Special Services Librarian, Islington
Self - Principal Law Clerk, Islington Council
Self - Theatrical Agent
Self
Self - First West End Director of Loot
Self
Self - TV Producer of Orton's Plays
Truscott - Loot
Fay - Loot
Hal - Loot
Dennis - Loot
McLeavy - Loot
Mother - Loot
Posters
Recommendations
Love, Antosha
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Gilbert
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I Am Heath Ledger
7.381
My Mom Jayne
8.01
Sidney
7.267
Listen to Me Marlon
7.53
This Place Rules
6.955
Being James Bond
7.771
Love, Gilda
7.209
Naqoyqatsi
6.149
Harmontown
6.609
Brother's Keeper
7.009
Fuck
6.4
For the Love of Spock
7.399
The Class of ‘92
7.1
Facts
Original TitleA Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton
Status Released
Release Information
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1982-11-09
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 09m
Genres
- Documentary
