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Directed By
Stephen Frears
Written By
John Lahr
based on the biography by
Alan Bennett
screenplay
Cast
Gary Oldman
Joe Orton
Alfred Molina
Kenneth Halliwell
Vanessa Redgrave
Peggy Ramsay
Wallace Shawn
John Lahr
Lindsay Duncan
Anthea Lahr
Julie Walters
Elsie Orton
James Grant
William Orton
Frances Barber
Leonie Orton
Janet Dale
Mrs Sugden
Dave Atkins
Mr Sugden
Margaret Tyzack
Madame Lambert
Eric Richard
Education Officer
William Job
RADA Chairman
Rosalind Knight
RADA Judge
Angus MacKay
RADA Judge
Linda Spurrier
RADA Instructor
Charlotte Wodehouse
Janet
Helena Michell
Orton's Friend
Sean Pertwee
Orton's Friend
Liam De Staic
Brickie
Charles McKeown
Mr Cunliffe
Selina Cadell
Miss Battersby
Bert Parnaby
Magistrate
Antony Carrick
Counsel
Neil Dudgeon
Policeman
Richard Wilson
Psychiatrist
Christopher Guinee
Publisher
Stevan Rimkus
Kenneth
Michael Müller
BBC Actor 1
Anthony Douse
BBC Actor 2
John Kane
Director
Steven Mackintosh
Simon Ward
Garry Cooper
Actor 1 - Mr Sloane
Roger Lloyd Pack
Actor 2
Joanne Connelly
Stage Manager
John Moffatt
Wigmaker
Philippa Davies
Peggy Ramsay's Secretary
David Cardy
Brian Epstein
Julie Legrand
Gallery Owner
Noel Davis
Philip
Jane Blackburn
Woman in Gallery 1
Stella Richman
Woman in Gallery 2
Neville Phillips
Man in Gallery
Jonny Phillips
Youth Outside Lavatory
Richard Ireson
Man Outside Lavatory
Ahmed Elgheur
Moroccan Boy 1
Moktar Dagmouni
Moroccan Boy 2
Sian Thomas
Marilyn Orton
Stephen Bill
George Barnett
Karl Johnson
Douglas Orton
David Bradley
Undertaker
Simon Adams
Undertaker's Boy
James Duggan
Labourer
Max Stafford-Clark
Awards Chairman
Mark Brignal
Beatles Chauffeur
Joan Sanderson
Anthea's Mother
Neville Smith
Police Inspector
Spencer Leigh
Constable
John Salthouse
Chauffeur
Robin Hooper
Mortuary Attendant
John Bailey
Wigmaker
Derek Jarman
Patrick Procktor
Derek Lyons
Library Patron
Queen Elizabeth II
Self
Produced By
Andrew Brown
producer
Music
Stanley Myers
Cinematography
Oliver Stapleton
Sound
Simon Hayter
boom operator
Anthony Jackson
sound recordist
Judi Lee-Headman
boom operator
Peter Maxwell
re-recording mixer
Katrina Sheldon
dialogue editor
Rosie Straker
boom operator
Sarah Thomas
assistant dubbing editor
Brian Trenerry
sound editor
Andrew Young
projectionist: sound post-production
Steve Hancock
sound camera operator
Noel Wallace
dubbing projectionist
Editing
Mick Audsley
Casting Director
Debbie McWilliams
Production Design
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Production Designer
Art Direction
Philip Elton
Costumes
Bob Ringwood
Makeup
Elaine Carew
makeup supervisor
Sally Harrison
hair stylist
Peter Owen
wig consultant
Special Effects
Alexander Gunn
special effects technician
Assistant Director
Lee Cleary
second assistant director
Ahmed Hatimi
assistant director: Morocco
Adam Walton
third assistant director
Michael Zimbrich
first assistant director
Production Management
Zakaria Alaoui
production manager: Morocco
Ann Wingate
production manager
Art Department
Eric Armstrong
stand-by stagehand
Gari Bacon
stand-by props
Ray Barrett
construction manager
Bill Bernie
stand-by painter
Michael Campbell
painter
Nobby Clark
stand-by rigger
Jack Dyer
stagehand / chargehand stagehand
Pat Griffin
carpenter
Jayne Hatfield
trainee property buyer
Peter Hedges
dressing props
Steve Hedinger
decor and lettering artist
Les Jiggins
painter
David Ned Kelly
stand-by carpenter
Matt Langley
carpenter
Dougie Lankston
props
Tony Mansey
chargehand carpenter
Milou
props: Morocco
Ray Perry Sr.
property master
Raymond Perry
location property master
Julie Sheppard
assistant art director
John Spottiswood
scenic artist
Bob Starrett
collages
Jeanne Vertigan
property buyer
Editorial
Martyn Robinson
second assistant editor
Annabel Ware
first assistant editor
Other
Zakaria Alaoui
the producers wish to thank
John Doran
the producers wish to thank
Robin Hopper
the producers wish to thank
Derek Jarman
the producers wish to thank
Anthea Lar
the producers wish to thank
Oliver Neville
the producers wish to thank
Denise O'Dell
the producers wish to thank
Patrick Procktor
the producers wish to thank
Margaret Ramsay
the producers wish to thank
Patrick Thursfield
the producers wish to thank
Brian Wenham
the producers wish to thank
Music Department
John Harle's Berliner Band
music performed by
Mark Berrow
musician: violin
Chris Dibble
music engineer
John Harle
musical director / orchestrator
Stanley Myers
composer: theme music
Graham Walker
music production supervisor
Hans Zimmer
musician: synthesizers
Costume Department
Enrico Coveri
contemporary costumes: Vanessa Redgrave
Janet Tebrooke
wardrobe assistant
Patrick Wheatley
wardrobe supervisor
Camera Department
Malcolm Davies
gaffer
Martin Duncan
generator operator
Jonathan Earp
assistant camera
John Etherington
grip
Britt Harrison
assistant camera
David Morgan
focus puller
Sarah Quill
still photographer
Dominic Seal
electrician
Jack White
electrician
Location Management
Rachel Neale
location manager
Chris Wheeldon
location assistant
Script Department
Penny Eyles
script supervisor
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