The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (TV 1972)

Director:

Jack Gold

Writers:

Bertolt Brecht (play), George Tabori (adaptation),

Stars:

Nicol Williamson, Sam Wanamaker, Peter Frye

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicol Williamson	...	Arturo Ui
Sam Wanamaker	...	O'Casey
Peter Frye	...	Dogsborough
Al Mancini	...	Giuseppe Givola
Frank Middlemass	...	Dilapidated Actor
Phil Brown	...	Clark
Jill Townsend	...	Mrs. Dulfeet
Bruce Boa	...	Ignatius Dulfeet
Larry Cross	...	Sheet
Weston Gavin	...	Ernesto Roma
Bob Sherman	...	Ragg
Mark Murphy	...	James Greenwood
Elliott Sullivan	...	Grocer Goldman
Hal Jeayes	...	Grocer
Gordon Sterne	...	Grocer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

satire | gangster | nazi germany | usa | based on play | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1972 (UK)

Also Known As:

Stage 2: The Resistable Rise of Arturo UI

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's 1941 play "Der Aufhaltsame Aufsteig Des Arturo Ui" (The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui). A copy is in the BFI Archives.

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Connections

Version of Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Happy Days Are Here Again"
Words & Music by Jack Yellen & Milton Ager

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