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Curtain Call (1940)
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Curtain Call (1940)

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1940-04-18
Studio
Sony Pictures International Productions
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1940-04-18
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
063 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
Sony Pictures International Productions
Official Site
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Director
Anand Tucker
Producer
Jolyon Symonds
Screenwriter
Patrick Marber
Starring
  • Simon Russell Beale
  • Pappa Essiedu
  • Colin Firth
  • Gemma Arterton

The film, adapted from Anthony Quinn's novel, set in 1930s London, revolves around a feared theater critic named Jimmy Erskine (Simon Russell Beale), his loyal assistant, a newspaper owner who wants to get rid of the critic and an actress who has been devastated by the excoriating theatrical reviews. The critic's determination to survive ensures that the other characters are caught in a web of blackmail, deceit and murder.

GENRE: Drama YEAR: 1940