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A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton | Just Cinephiles

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

Directed byPPamela Brighton

19821h 9m

Documentary

Documentary portrait of the life of playwright Joe Orton, who was murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell in April 1967.

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Nigel Williams

Narrator/Interviewer (voice)

John Lahr

Self - Biographer

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Leonie Orton

Self - Sister

Douglas Orton

Self - Brother

Eleanor Salvoni

Self - Neighbour

Aldo Salvoni

Self - Neighbour

Richard O'Donoghue

Self - RADA Administrator

Margaret Whiting

Self - Friend

Richard Braine

Self - Publisher

Charles Monteith

Self - Publisher

Jim Connell

Self - Special Services Librarian, Islington

Sidney Porett

Self - Principal Law Clerk, Islington Council

Margaret Ramsey

Self - Theatrical Agent

Kenneth Williams

Self

Charles Marowitz

Self - First West End Director of Loot

Kenneth Cranham

Self

Peter Willes

Self - TV Producer of Orton's Plays

Paul Moriarty

Truscott - Loot

Dinah Stabb

Fay - Loot

Paul Shearer

Hal - Loot