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Archie Rice is a small-time vaudevillian living in the shadow of his father, a celebrated music-hall legend. Refusing to face his own limitations, he tries desperately for his moment in the spotlight, nursing his humiliation in trysts with naïve young girls and pouring out his passion in his valedictory number, 'Why Should I Care?'
Original Release
07/25/1960
US Release
07/25/1960
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Laurence Olivier | Archie Rice |
| Brenda De Banzie | Phoebe Rice |
| Roger Livesey | Billy Rice |
| Joan Plowright | Jean Rice |
| Alan Bates | Frank Rice |
| Daniel Massey | Graham |
| Albert Finney | Mick Rice |
| Shirley Anne Field | Tina Lapford |
| Thora Hird | Ada Lapford / Mrs. Ada Lapford |
| Miriam Karlin | Soubrette |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Laurence Olivier | Archie Rice |
| Brenda De Banzie | Phoebe Rice |
| Roger Livesey | Billy Rice |
| Joan Plowright | Jean Rice |
| Alan Bates | Frank Rice |
| Daniel Massey | Graham |
| Albert Finney | Mick Rice |
| Shirley Anne Field | Tina Lapford |
| Thora Hird | Ada Lapford / Mrs. Ada Lapford |
| Miriam Karlin | Soubrette |
| Geoffrey Toone | Harold Hubbard |
| MacDonald Hobley | McDonald Hobley (as McDonald Hobley) / McDonald Hobley |
| Anthony Oliver | Interviewer |
| Max Bacon | Charlie Klein |
| George Doonan | Eddie Trimmer |
| James Culliford | Cobber Carson |
| Gilbert Davis | Brother Bill |
| Charles Gray | Columnist |
| Gwen Nelson | |
| Hope Jackman | Morecambe Mother |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John Croydon | Producer |
| Harry Saltzman | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1961 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
