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A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton (1982)

Documentary portrait of the life of playwright Joe Orton, who was murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell in April 1967.

Release: 1982-11-09
Runtime: 69 min
Cast
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Nigel Williams
Narrator/Interviewer (voice)
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John Lahr
Self - Biographer
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Leonie Orton
Self - Sister
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Douglas Orton
Self - Brother
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Eleanor Salvoni
Self - Neighbour
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Aldo Salvoni
Self - Neighbour
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Richard O'Donoghue
Self - RADA Administrator
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Margaret Whiting
Self - Friend
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Richard Braine
Self - Publisher
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Charles Monteith
Self - Publisher
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Jim Connell
Self - Special Services Librarian, Islington
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Sidney Porett
Self - Principal Law Clerk, Islington Council
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Margaret Ramsey
Self - Theatrical Agent
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Williams
Self
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Charles Marowitz
Self - First West End Director of Loot
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham
Self
Peter Willes
Peter Willes
Self - TV Producer of Orton's Plays
Paul Moriarty
Paul Moriarty
Truscott - Loot