This is a delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" (read it backwards). We meet a host of curious characters (and ghosts) ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Burton | ... | First Man | |
| Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Rosie Probert | |
| Peter O'Toole | ... | Captain Tom Cat | |
| Glynis Johns | ... | Myfanwy Price | |
| Vivien Merchant | ... | Mrs. Pugh | |
| Siân Phillips | ... | Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard | |
| Victor Spinetti | ... | Mog Edwards | |
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Ryan Davies | ... | Second Man |
| Angharad Rees | ... | Gossamer Beynon | |
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Ray Smith | ... | Mr. Waldo |
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Michael Forrest | ... | Sinbad Sailors |
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Ann Beach | ... | Polly Garter |
| Glynn Edwards | ... | Mr. Cherry Owen | |
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Bridget Turner | ... | Mrs. Cherry Owen |
| Talfryn Thomas | ... | Mr. Pugh | |
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This is a delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" (read it backwards). We meet a host of curious characters (and ghosts) through the 'eyes' of Blind Captain cat. This is a true "Classic" of modern British writing with a wonderful, mischievous use of language. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 January 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sob o Bosque de Leite See more »Filming Locations:
Lower Town, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UKCompany Credits
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1.78 : 1
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Although two married couples - Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips - are among the cast of the film, neither couple is ever seen on screen together. However, Peter O'Toole and Elizabeth Taylor appear together in a very steamy bedroom scene. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I agree with many of the review comments already posted here, so I won't say more about the film itself. Instead, it hasn't yet been pointed out that the DVD (produced by Sundance and Hart Sharp Video) also contains an hour-long documentary about Dylan Thomas, tucked away in the extra features. "Dylan on Dylan" is in some ways more interesting than the film adaptation of _Under Milkwood_. It runs through a biography of him along with old photos and audio, bits of biodrama reenacted, and especially includes footage from the WWII wartime morale propaganda films that Dylan Thomas wrote! One of those is a genuinely forceful parody: he appropriated the original propaganda film made _for_ Hitler by Reni Riefenstahl, and redid the sound -- so that Hitler's speech is more of an honest description.
This feature documentary also includes a brief interview with two actresses who performed with Dylan Thomas live in _Under Milkwood_ virtually on the same day that he collapsed and died.