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John Keats: His Life and Death (1973)

Short

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 54M

Director : John Barnes

Synopsis

Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

Actors

James Mason
James Mason
Narrator
John Stride
John Stride
John Keats
Janina Faye
Janina Faye
Fanny Brawne
Richard Everett
Richard Everett
Tom Keats
Frank Barrie
Frank Barrie
Joseph Severn
Petra Davies
Petra Davies
Keats's mother
Mark Dignam
Mark Dignam
The Surgeon
John Rae
John Rae
First Critic
Ezra Barnes
Ezra Barnes
Keats (as a child)
Steven Butler
Steven Butler
Keats (as a youth)

Crews

John Barnes
John Barnes
Producer
John Barnes
John Barnes
Director
Alf Hicks
Alf Hicks
Cinematography
Hazel Singer
Hazel Singer
Casting
Bernard Sarron
Bernard Sarron
Art Direction
Colin Corby
Colin Corby
Camera Department Manager

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