National Theatre Live: Follies

2017 2h 19m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 6

MusicComedyDrama

Synopsis

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New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Imelda Staunton
Sally Durant Plummer
Peter Forbes
Buddy Plummer
Janie Dee
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Philip Quast
Benjamin Stone
Tracie Bennett
Carlotta Campion
Gary Raymond
Dimitri Weismann
Jordan Shaw
Kevin
Fred Haig
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tim Van Someren
Writers: Stephen Sondheim, James Goldman
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor George Bushaway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Imelda Staunton and Peter Forbes and Janie Dee carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7122350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tim Van Someren directs. George Bushaway cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Editor George Bushaway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Imelda Staunton and Peter Forbes and Janie Dee carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt7122350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
6Classified under 10 themes, including "new york city", "1970s", "musical", "based on play or musical".