The Curse of Steptoe - 2008

In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal.

67min
2008
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Avaliacões do Trakio0.0/10
Avaliacões do IMDB7.6/10

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Foto de perfil de Jason IsaacsJason IsaacsHarry H Corbett
Foto de perfil de Phil DavisPhil DavisWilfrid Brambell
Foto de perfil de Roger AllamRoger AllamTom Sloan
Foto de perfil de Clare HigginsClare HigginsJoan Littlewood
Foto de perfil de Burn GormanBurn GormanRay Galton
Foto de perfil de Rory KinnearRory KinnearAlan Simpson
Foto de perfil de Sophie HunterSophie HunterMaureen Corbett
Foto de perfil de Zoë TapperZoë TapperSheila Steafel

Sobre The Curse of Steptoe

Sinopse de The Curse of Steptoe

In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal.

Duração: 67min

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Título Original: The Curse of Steptoe
Idioma Original: Inglês
Dirigido Por: Michael Samuels
Produtoras
BBC