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A Voyage Round My Father
Starring: Sir Laurence Olivier , Alan Bates
Directed by: Alvin Rakoff
Produced by: John Frankau
Written by: John Mortimer
Sir Laurence Olivier gives an eloquent performance as the cantankerous Clifford Mortimer, who becomes blind in middle age. Carrying on as if nothing has happened, Clifford battles on two fronts-in the courtroom with help from his family, and at home, where John (Sir Alan Bates, Gosford Park, Love in a Cold Climate) dreams of becoming a writer, rather than a barrister, as his father wishes.
Item Number: 15637
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 1 1/2 Hours
- Originally Aired On:
- Masterpiece Theatre
- Number of Discs:
- 1
If you feel you've already met the eccentric barrister in Sir John Mortimer's unexpurgated but affectionate TV film about his father, it's because his father was the inspiration for Horace Rumpole in Rumpole of the Bailey. Sir Laurence Olivier gives an eloquent performance as the cantankerous Clifford Mortimer, who becomes blind in middle age. Carrying on as if nothing has happened, Clifford battles on two fronts-in the courtroom with help from his family, and at home, where John (Sir Alan Bates, Gosford Park, Love in a Cold Climate) dreams of becoming a writer, rather than a barrister, as his father wishes. Filmed on location in the Mortimers' Oxfordshire house. As seen on Masterpiece.
| Clifford Mortimer | --- | Laurence Olivier |
| John Mortimer | --- | Alan Bates |
| Elizabeth | --- | Jane Asher |
| Mother | --- | Elizabeth Sellars |
| Headmaster | --- | Michael Aldridge |
| Son as a Boy | --- | Alan Cox |
| Ham | --- | Norman Bird |
| Japhet | --- | Albert Welling |
| Reigate | --- | James Downer |
| Miss Cox | --- | Susan Littler |
| Miss Baker | --- | Gay Wilde |
| Film Director | --- | Anthony Sharp |
| A.T.S. Girl | --- | Ann Davies |
| A.T.S. Girl | --- | Judy Riley |
| Boustead | --- | Jonathan Newth |
| Thong | --- | Malcolm Terris |
| Witmers | --- | Jennie Goossens |
| Ringer Lean | --- | Harold Goodwin |
| Doctor | --- | Patrick Barr |
Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Written by John Mortimer
Produced by John Frankau
Original Music by Marc Wilkinson
Cinematography by Tony Pierce-Roberts
Film Editing by Oscar Webb
Costume Design by Louise Walker
