Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Andy DeEmmony

Written By:
Martyn Hesford
Kenneth Williams

Actors:
Michael Sheen ..... Kenneth Williams
Cheryl Campbell ..... Lou Williams
Peter Wight ..... Charlie Williams
Beatie Edney ..... Joan Sims
Kenny Doughty ..... Joe Orton
Ron Cook ..... Peter Eade
Martin Trenaman ..... Tony Hancock
David Charles ..... Charles Hawtrey
Ewan Bailey ..... Kenneth Halliwell
Rachel Clarke ..... Barbara Windsor
Connor Garnet Comerford ..... Young Kenneth Williams
Beatrice Comins ..... St Joan / Actress
Timothy Davies ..... 1st Doctor
Stephen Critchlow ..... Kenneth Horne
Guy Henry ..... Hugh Paddick

Synopsis:

The winning actor brilliantly portrayed a complex man with complex emotions. His exciting performance was all at once compelling, stunning and magical.' Michael Sheen (OBE) won the 2006 Royal Television Society Best Actor Award for his heart-breaking portrayal of Kenneth Williams, a consummate entertainer who was loved by everyone but himself. From the intimacy of his diaries and other sources, Martyn Hesford's Fantabulosa! creates a portrait of a fastidious performer who hankered after recognition, adulation and companionship throughout his career. Yet although he could create a thousand voices and characters, he was unable to live comfortably within his own skin.

This film is about Kenneth Williams, star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Kenneth led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his homosexuality in 1950s Britain, and also be one of the most popular people in Britain. It seemed only one person disliked him - himself.

Martyn Hesford's comedy-drama about the life and times of tortured comic Kenneth Williams based on his diaries.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 14 January, 2010.

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