Look Back in Anger (1980 film)
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| Look Back in Anger | |
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| Directed by | Lindsay Anderson David Hugh Jones |
| Written by | John Osborne (play) |
| Produced by | Don Boyd |
| Starring | Malcolm McDowell Lisa Banes Fran Brill Robert Burr Raymond Hardie |
| Distributed by | Showtime |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Look Back in Anger is a 1980 British film starring Malcolm McDowell, Lisa Banes and Fran Brill, and directed by Lindsay Anderson and David Hugh Jones. The film is based on John Osborne's play Look Back in Anger.
Plot[edit]
Look Back in Anger is about a love triangle involving an intelligent but disaffected young man Jimmy Porter (Malcolm McDowell), his upper-middle-class, impassive wife Alison Porter (Lisa Banes), and her snooty best friend Helena Charles (Fran Brill). Cliff (Raymond Hardie), an amiable Welsh lodger, attempts to keep the peace.
Cast[edit]
- Malcolm McDowell - Jimmy Porter
- Lisa Banes - Alison Porter
- Fran Brill - Helena Charles
- Raymond Hardie - Cliff Lewis
- Robert Burr - Colonel Redfern
Background/Production[edit]
Lindsay Anderson, who had previously worked with Malcolm McDowell on if.... and O Lucky Man!, translated Ted Craig's Roundabout Theatre Company production (in which McDowell was starring) to the screen, and taped results in three days.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (29 March 1981). "TV View; CABLE OPERATORS INCREASINGLY LOOK TO THEATER". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Blaise, Judd. "Look Back in Anger Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
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