Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979)

Directed by Roger Bamford, Trevor Nunn

TV Movie, Drama

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was first performed in 1977. The play criticizes the Soviet practice of treating political dissidence as a form of mental illness. Its title derives from the popular mnemonic used by music students to remember the notes on the lines of the treble clef. The filming was undertaken at a live performance at Wembley Conference Centre in April 1978, conducted by Previn.

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Cast

Ian McKellen Alexander Ivanov Ben Kingsley Ivanov Frank Windsor Doctor John Woodvine Colonel Barbara Leigh-Hunt Teacher
R
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Crew

Director
Roger Bamford, Trevor Nunn
Writer
Tom Stoppard
Original Music Composer
André Previn
Producer
Mark Shivas

Details

Release date
1979-11-14
Genres
TV Movie, Drama
Original language
EN