Sir Noël Coward grew up in poverty and left school when he was only nine years old. He was queer in a very straight world.
Sir Noël Coward grew up in poverty and left school when he was only nine years old. He was queer in a very straight world. And yet by the age of 30, he was the highest paid writer in the world, and a star on the Broadway stage. He wrote, directed and acted in some of the finest plays and movies of all time, including Private Lives, Blithe Spirit, Brief Encounter and In Which We Serve. This is his inspirational story told in his own words and music, and unique home movies. Featuring Sir Laurence Olivier, Dame Maggie Smith, Harold Pinter, Frank Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, Sir Michael Caine and Lucille Ball.
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Cast
Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Rupert Everett, Alan Cumming, Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra, Laurence Olivier, Lucille Ball, Noel Coward, Harold Pinter
Director
Language
English
Country
UK
Studio
Limelight