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August for the People

  • TV Movie
  • 1963
  • 1h 40m
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Drama

Satirical play. When Sir Augustus Thwaites, chairman of the Open Homes Association, makes a speech in which he reveals his true opinion of the people who pay to visit his ancestral home, he ... Read allSatirical play. When Sir Augustus Thwaites, chairman of the Open Homes Association, makes a speech in which he reveals his true opinion of the people who pay to visit his ancestral home, he stirs up a hornet's nest of newspaper headlines.Satirical play. When Sir Augustus Thwaites, chairman of the Open Homes Association, makes a speech in which he reveals his true opinion of the people who pay to visit his ancestral home, he stirs up a hornet's nest of newspaper headlines.

  • Writer
    • Nigel Dennis
  • Stars
    • Eric Portman
    • Brenda de Banzie
    • Norman Bird
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    • Writer
      • Nigel Dennis
    • Stars
      • Eric Portman
      • Brenda de Banzie
      • Norman Bird
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Eric Portman
    Eric Portman
    • Sir Augustus Thwaites
    Brenda de Banzie
    Brenda de Banzie
    • Mrs. Fulton, Thwaites's mistress
    Norman Bird
    Norman Bird
    • Mr. Bolt
    Edric Connor
    • The Lichee of Tambucca
    Jack May
    Jack May
    • Lord Woodham
    Kevin Brennan
    Kevin Brennan
    • Mr. Glumly
    Arthur Mullard
    Arthur Mullard
    • Cyril Beamer
    Pauline Munro
    • Angela, Thwaites's daughter
    John Westbrook
    • Dr. Swinburne
    Ivor Spencer
    • Toastmaster
    Peter Hoar
    • First reporter
    Terence Brook
    Terence Brook
    • Second reporter
    Kenneth McClellan
    • Third reporter
    Patricia Quinn
    Patricia Quinn
    • Finola
    • (as Pat Quinn)
    Constance Lorne
    • English lady reporter
    Paulette Preney
    • French lady reporter
    Merelina Kendall
    Merelina Kendall
    • Female visitor
    Roger Kemp
    • Female visitor's husband
    • Writer
      • Nigel Dennis
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      Patricia Quinn's debut.

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      • April 19, 1963 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
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      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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