Star Quality (1985)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Alan Dossor

Synopsis

Lorraine Barrie, a fading but brilliant actress with a penchant for manipulating every theatrical endeavour to her best advantage, meets her match when she must trust her success to an equally willful stage director.

Actors

Susannah York
Susannah York
Lorraine Barry
Ian Richardson
Ian Richardson
Ray Malcolm
Peter Chelsom
Peter Chelsom
Bryan Snow
Pam Ferris
Pam Ferris
Marian Blake
Amanda Donohoe
Amanda Donohoe
Understudy
David Yelland
David Yelland
Tony Orford
Neville Barber
Neville Barber
Gerald Wentworth
David Swift
David Swift
J.C. Roebuck

Crews

Alan Dossor
Alan Dossor
Director
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
Writer

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