A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

The read

It runs a compact 1h 9m.

Synopsis

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

Ratings

Key crew

• Pamela BrightonDirector
• Nigel WilliamsDirector

Cast

• Nigel WilliamsNarrator/Interviewer (voice)
• John LahrSelf - Biographer
• Leonie OrtonSelf - Sister
• Douglas OrtonSelf - Brother
• Eleanor SalvoniSelf - Neighbour
• Aldo SalvoniSelf - Neighbour
• Richard O'DonoghueSelf - RADA Administrator
• Margaret WhitingSelf - Friend
• Richard BraineSelf - Publisher
• Charles MonteithSelf - Publisher
• Jim ConnellSelf - Special Services Librarian, Islington
• Sidney PorettSelf - Principal Law Clerk, Islington Council

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