Barrymore (film)
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Directed byÉrik Canuel
Written byÉrik Canuel
Based onBarrymore
by William Luce
by William Luce
Produced byGarth Drabinsky
| Barrymore | |
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| Directed by | Érik Canuel |
| Written by | Érik Canuel |
| Based on | Barrymore by William Luce |
| Produced by | Garth Drabinsky |
| Starring | Christopher Plummer |
| Cinematography | Bernard Couture |
| Edited by | Jean-François Bergeron |
| Music by | Michel Corriveau |
| Distributed by | BY Experience[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Barrymore is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed and screen adaptation by Érik Canuel based on William Luce's 1996 play of the same name.[2][3][4] It stars Christopher Plummer reprising his Tony Award-winning role as John Barrymore.[5][6][7]
Actor John Barrymore comes to terms with the ravages of his life of excess and rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise funds for a revival of his 1920 Broadway hit Richard III.
Cast
- Christopher Plummer as John Barrymore
- John Plumpis as Frank the Prompter
Production
The film was shot at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres in Toronto.[8]