Playing Burton (2011)

Richard Burton moves from impoverished boyhood in the working class South Wales Valleys to acting genius of the theatre, Hollywood millions and turbulent love affair and marriage to actress... See full summary »

Director:

Wyndham Price

Writers:

Mark Jenkins (stage play), Wyndham Price (screenplay adaptation)

Stars:

Joshua Richards, Peter Cross

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Joshua Richards	...	Richard Burton
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Cross	...	Chauffeur

Storyline

Richard Burton moves from impoverished boyhood in the working class South Wales Valleys to acting genius of the theatre, Hollywood millions and turbulent love affair and marriage to actress, Elizabeth Taylor and drink-fueled divorce and Faustian fall.

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Taglines:

Genius actor makes Faustian pact

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Welsh Lad makes good in Hollywood ...

I cant believe so few people have seen this fantastic performance of Josh Richards playing Burton,i should say being lived in as you don't get the feeling its acting your watching its just like his recently published Diaries you can almost taste this performance, there's no other way of putting It As these days on British television there are not many thoughtful plays broadcast, this is one that should be seen by more viewers but as yet has not been repeated on Sky or any other channel. This was broadcast on sky Arts 2 on the 10th May 2013 but there has hardly been a review of this anywhere in the media,I would say its one of the best TV programmes I have ever seen And one you can watch a few times to appreciate the superlative acting . As yet no DVD release .

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2013 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Pontrhydyfen, South Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spinning Head Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1