| The Comedy Man | |
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| Directed by | Alvin Rakoff |
| Written by | Peter Yeldham |
| Based on | novel by Douglas Hayes |
| Produced by | David Henley Jon Penington |
| Starring | Kenneth More |
| Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
| Edited by | Ernest Hosler |
| Music by | Bill McGuffie |
Production companies | Consant Films Gray-Film |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Comedy Man is a 1964 British kitchen sink realism drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price and Billie Whitelaw. It depicts the life of a struggling actor in Swinging London.[1][2]
More later said that when he read the script he "was profoundly struck by its relevance to my own life, and to the lives of so many actors I had known."[3] The film received limited distribution, being released on a double bill with Lord of the Flies (1963). It was More's last film as a film star, although he continued to star in stage plays and television.[4]
- ^ "The Comedy Man". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "The Comedy Man". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ Kenneth More, More or Less, Hodder & Staughton, 1978 p 189
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (16 April 2023). "Surviving Cold Streaks: Kenneth More". Filmink.