A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
Cast
Vincent Price
Edward Lionheart
Diana Rigg
Edwina Lionheart
Ian Hendry
Peregrine Devlin
Harry Andrews
Trevor Dickman
Coral Browne
Chloe Moon
Robert Coote
Oliver Larding
Jack Hawkins
Solomon Psaltery
Michael Hordern
George Maxwell
Arthur Lowe
Horace Sprout
Robert Morley
Meredith Merridew
Dennis Price
Hector Snipe
Milo O’Shea
Inspector Boot
Madeline Smith
Rosemary
Diana Dors
Maisie Psaltery
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Sprout
Renée Asherson
Mrs. Maxwell
Bunny Reed
Policeman
Peter Thornton
Policeman
Charles Sinnickson
Vicar
Brigid Erin Bates
Maid
Tutte Lemkow
Meths Drinker
Stanley Bates
Meths Drinker
Eric Francis
Meths Drinker
Sally Gilmore
Meths Drinker
John Gilpin
Meths Drinker
Joyce Graeme
Meths Drinker
Jack Maguire
Meths Drinker
Declan Mulholland
Meths Drinker
George Oliver
Meths Drinker (uncredited)
Charles Gray
Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Douglas Hickox
Director
Anthony Greville-Bell
Screenplay
Malcolm Cooke
Editor
Chris Kelly
Assistant Editor
Wolfgang Suschitzky
Director of Photography
Dominic Fulford
Assistant Director
Sam Jaffe
Executive Producer
Gustave M. Berne
Executive Producer
John Kohn
Producer, Idea
Stanley Mann
Producer, Idea
Michael Seymour
Production Design
Ronnie Taylor
Camera Operator
Michael Baldwin
Costume Design
Terry Smith
Wardrobe Assistant
Pearl Tipaldi
Hairstylist
George Blackler
Makeup Artist
Doug E. Turner
Sound Editor
Les Wiggins
Sound Editor
Simon Kaye
Sound Mixer
John Stears
Special Effects
Michael J. Lewis
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ann Mollo
Set Decoration
Peter Verard
Construction Manager
Tutte Lemkow
Choreographer
Angela Allen
Continuity
David C. Anderson
Production Manager
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