The Mysterious Mr Webster (2014)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 59M

Director : Rachel Jardine, Alastair Laurence, David Okuefuna

Synopsis

Professor James Shapiro goes in search of the mysterious man behind The Duchess of Malfi, the son of a coachmaker who ended up rivalling Shakespeare.

Actors

James Shapiro
James Shapiro
Self - Presenter
Ben Addis
Ben Addis
John Webster
Gemma Arterton
Gemma Arterton
Self - Performer in The Duchess of Malfi
Oscar Dunbar
Oscar Dunbar
Duchess
Anthony Arlidge
Anthony Arlidge
Self - Interviewee
Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell Beale
Self - Interviewee
Dominic Dromgoole
Dominic Dromgoole
Self - Interviewee
Tom Guthrie
Tom Guthrie
Self - Singer
Farah Karim-Cooper
Farah Karim-Cooper
Self - interviewee
David Lindley
David Lindley
Self - Interviewee
Keith McGowan
Keith McGowan
Self - Interviewee
Rhys Meredith
Rhys Meredith
The Dresser
Jenny Tiramani
Jenny Tiramani
Self - interviewee
Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter
Self - Interviewee

Crews

Rachel Jardine
Rachel Jardine
Director
Alastair Laurence
Alastair Laurence
Director
David Okuefuna
David Okuefuna
Director
Rachel Jardine
Rachel Jardine
Producer
Michael Poole
Michael Poole
Executive Producer
Louis Caulfield
Louis Caulfield
Director of Photography
Stuart Davies
Stuart Davies
Editor
Nicole Larmour
Nicole Larmour
Production Manager
Pete Howell
Pete Howell
Sound Mixer
Adam Scourfield
Adam Scourfield
Sound Recordist
Charlie
Charlie
Visual Effects
Fred Tay
Fred Tay
Colorist
Carmen Locke
Carmen Locke
Archival Footage Research
Susie Millns
Susie Millns
Production Coordinator
Martha Owen
Martha Owen
Researcher

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