Beau Brummell (film)
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This article is about the 1954 film. For the earlier silent film, see Beau Brummel (1924 film).
| Beau Brummell | |
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Original French film poster |
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| Directed by | Curtis Bernhardt |
| Produced by | Sam Zimbalist |
| Written by | Karl Tunberg Clyde Fitch (play) |
| Starring | Stewart Granger Peter Ustinov Elizabeth Taylor Robert Morley |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
| Editing by | Frank Clarke |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 1 October 1954 |
| Running time | 113 min |
| Country | USA/ UK |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,762,000[1] |
| Box office | $2.85 million[2] |
Beau Brummell (1954) is a historical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Sam Zimbalist from a screenplay by Karl Tunberg, based on the play Beau Brummell by Clyde Fitch. The music score was by Richard Addinsell with Miklós Rózsa. The film stars Stewart Granger as Beau Brummell, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter Ustinov as the Prince of Wales.
It is a remake of a Warner Bros. silent film made in 1924 and starring John Barrymore as Brummel, Mary Astor, and Willard Louis as the Prince of Wales.[citation needed]
[edit] Cast
- Stewart Granger as George Bryan "Beau" Brummell
- Elizabeth Taylor as Lady Patricia Belham
- Peter Ustinov as the Prince of Wales
- Robert Morley as King George III
- James Donald as Lord Edwin Mercer
- James Hayter as Mortimer
- Rosemary Harris as Mrs. Maria Anne Fitzherbert
- Paul Rogers as William Pitt
- Noel Willman as Lord George Gordon Byron
- Peter Dyneley as Midger
- Charles Carson as Sir Geoffrey Baker
- Ernest Clark as Doctor Warren
- Peter Bull as Mr. Fox
- Mark Dignam as Mr. Burke
- Desmond Roberts as Colonel
- David Horne as Thurlow
- Ralph Truman as Sir Ralph Sidley
- Elwyn Brook-Jones as Mr. Tupp
- George De Warfaz as Doctor Dubois
- Henry Oscar as Doctor Willis
- Harold Kasket as Mayor
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Beau Brummell at the Internet Movie Database
- Beau Brummell at the TCM Movie Database
- Beau Brummell at AllRovi