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Present Laughter (1981)
Directed by Alan Strachan, Rick Gardner
· 2h 27m
Often regarded as semi-autobiographical, Present Laughter follows a few days in the life of successful and self-obsessed actor Garry Essendine as he prepares to travel for a touring commitment. Amid a series of events bordering on farce, Garry must deal with interruptions including the numerous women who want to seduce him, placating his long-suffering secretary Monica Reed, avoiding his estranged wife Liz Essendine, being confronted by a crazed young playwright, and overcoming his fear of his own approacing fortieth birthday and impending mid-life crisis.
Cast
Donald Sinden
Dinah Sheridan
Gwen Watford
Elizabeth Counsell
Julian Fellowes
Belinda Lang
Colin Spaull
Crew
- Director
- Alan Strachan, Rick Gardner
- Writer
- Noël Coward
Details
- Release date
- 1981-12-16
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC