Noël Coward's Present Laughter (2017)
Overview
A self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis juggles a fawning ingenue, a crazed playwright, his ex-wife, and the personal lives of his friends. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 45, episode 4).
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.784 |
Directed By
David Horn
Crew
Jordan Roth
Benjamin Birney
Manny Gutierrez
Bernard Telsey
Bonnie Comley
Eileen Bernstein
John Meiklejohn
Larry Solomon
Corinne Tucci
Jackie Stolfi
Leslie Hankey
Fitz Patton
Mitch Owgang
Stewart F. Lane
Gio Messale
Justin Townsend
Annette Jolles
Michiel Pilgram
Jessica Igino
Susan Hilferty
Shannon Slaton
David Horn
Jeffrey McRoberts
Erin Acker
Adam Caldwell
Josh Marquette
Gary Bradley
Mariel Quay
Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Noël Coward
David Zinn
Stewart F. Lane
Belinda Moss
Ernie Jew
Bill Kabel
Win Bernfeld
Jimmy O'Donnell
David Horn
TOP CAST
Kevin Kline
Garry Essendine
Kate Burton
Liz Essendine
Kristine Nielsen
Monica Reed
Cobie Smulders
Joanna Lyppiatt
Bhavesh Patel
Roland Maule
Reg Rogers
Morris Dixon
Matt Bittner
Fred
Ellen Harvey
Miss Erikson
Peter Francis James
Henry Lyppiatt
Tedra Millan
Daphne Stillington
Sandra Shipley
Lady Saltburn
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