The read
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
An aging gay couple owns a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer. The action takes place over the course of one night as they discuss their loving but often volatile past together and possible future without each other.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Stanley DonenDirector
- Charles DyerScreenplay
Cast
- Rex HarrisonCharles Dyer
- Richard BurtonHarry Leeds
- Cathleen NesbittHarry's Mother
- Beatrix LehmannCharlie's Mother
- Stephen LewisJack
- Neil WilsonPoliceman
- Gordon HeathPostman
- Avril AngersMiss Ricard
- Shelagh FraserCub Mistress
- Gwen NelsonMatron
- Pat HeywoodNurse
- Dermot KellyGravedigger
Stills
Themes
working classbarbershopgay theme