Mad About the Boy - The Noel Coward Story
Synopsis
And yet he grew up poor, left school when he was only eleven and was full of contradictions – he was a sex symbol who was gay, a rebel who was also a patriot, his plays were set in glamorous drawing rooms while he lived in the smallest room in his mother’s boarding house. He was a true star, who had a style and character that personified the very idea of Englishness. And yet he ended his life in exile from the country he came to define.
He was an extraordinary man that led an extraordinary life.
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 91 min
- Director
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Barnaby Thompson
- Producer
- Barnaby Thompson
- Executive Producer
- Stanley Buchthal
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Fragile Films
The White HouseEaling Studios
London
W5 5EP
Unigram Films
Sales Company
Altitude Film Sales
34 Foubert's PlCarnaby
London W1F 7PX
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