The Entertainer

The Entertainer

96 mins | Drama, Music | July 25, 1960

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.

The Entertainer

96 mins | Drama, Music | July 25, 1960

The Entertainer
Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Woodfall Film Productions
Original title The Entertainer
Directors Honor Blair, Michael Stevenson, Roy Millichip, Maggie Unsworth, Tony Richardson, Peter Yates
Writers Nigel Kneale, John Osborne

Cast

Laurence Olivier

as Archie Rice

Brenda De Banzie

as Phoebe Rice

Roger Livesey

as Billy Rice

Joan Plowright

as Jean Rice

Alan Bates

as Frank Rice

Daniel Massey

as Graham

Albert Finney

as Mick Rice

Shirley Anne Field

as Tina Lapford

Thora Hird

as Mrs. Ada Lapford

Miriam Karlin

as Soubrette

Geoffrey Toone

as Harold Hubbard

MacDonald Hobley

as McDonald Hobley (as McDonald Hobley)

Anthony Oliver

as Interviewer

Max Bacon

as Charlie Klein

George Doonan

as Eddie Trimmer

James Culliford

as Cobber Carson

Gilbert Davis

as Brother Bill

Charles Gray

as Columnist

Hope Jackman

as Morecambe Mother

Tony Selby

as Teddy Boy (uncredited)

Nigel Davenport

as Theatre Manager (uncredited)