A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

Name: A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton
Director: Pamela Brighton
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1982-11-09
Duration: 1 h 9 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Nigel Williams, John Lahr, Leonie Orton, Douglas Orton, Eleanor Salvoni

Directed by Pamela Brighton

Documentary

19821h 9m

Overview

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

Cast

Nigel Williams

Narrator/Interviewer (voice)

John Lahr

Self - Biographer

Leonie Orton

Self - Sister

Douglas Orton

Self - Brother

Eleanor Salvoni

Self - Neighbour

Aldo Salvoni

Self - Neighbour

Richard O'Donoghue

Self - RADA Administrator

Margaret Whiting

Self - Friend

Richard Braine

Self - Publisher

Charles Monteith

Self - Publisher

Jim Connell

Self - Special Services Librarian, Islington

Sidney Porett

Self - Principal Law Clerk, Islington Council