Michael sheen performed extensive research for the role, watching archive footage and reading books. Michael sheen carries off the life of kenneth williams. Tv is a film directed by andy deemmony with michael sheen, cheryl campbell, peter wight, beatie edney, year. Joseph morgan as alfie in kenneth williams, fantabulosa.
Cheryl campbell plays williams s mother, lou michael sheen performed extensive research for the role, watching archive footage and reading books. Williams had a sad life but it was interesting to see how he coped with his sexuality and his fame in 1950s britain. Was good friends with gay playwright joe orton and his companion kenneth halliwell, and performed in ortons play loot in 1965. Tv movie 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fantasm comes again pelicula completa, ver online y descargar. A witty, bright drama adapted from kenneth williams s diaries. Halliwell later murdered orton in 1967 in a fit of rage with a hammer. Drawn from the actors diaries and letter collections, the film recreates the life of a performer who pursued fame and adulation. He absolutely disappears into this biographical film role. Michael sheen obe won the 2006 royal television society best actor award for his heartbreaking portrayal of kenneth williams, a consummate entertainer who was loved by everyone but himself. Film was quite well done and afterwards, i read more about mr. Fantabulosa distributie cheryl campbell, michael sheen. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem.
The book details all his stage, radio, tv, recordings and film work as a chronology. From the intimacy of his diaries and other sources, martyn hesfords fantabulosa. Polari has been the secret language of gay men and women through the twentieth century. Kenneth williams celebrity profile check out the latest kenneth williams photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Spanning his entire life, this is the story of williamss career and private life. Life during wartime allen 2010 brooklyns finestred 2010 the road the thief 2009 wonderful world ibu 2009. David charles was born on september 21, 1961 in cardiff, wales. Michael sheen, cheryl campbell, peter wight, beatie edney, kenny doughty, ron cook, martin trenaman, david charles, ewan bailey, rachel clarke, connor garnet comerford, beatrice comins.
I wasnt familiar with kenneth williams but this film looked interesting. Though obviously taking an inevitable part in the storyline, the film focuses almost exclusively on williams and the tragic persona he must have been in real life. Its a journey inside the mind of one of british radio, television and film s most popular, peculiar and comic performers. Find michael kenneth williams movies available in cinemas, on demand and on dvdbluray. This film follows his life and eventual death based on the many diaries he kept. Jun 07, 2017 a witty, bright drama adapted from kenneth williamss diaries. Jun 30, 2015 based on the diaries of kenneth williams, star of the carry ons and round the horne, the film chronicals his life of mental torture as he tried to overcome his homosexuality in 1950s britain. Sid james, kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, joan sims, bernard bresslaw, barbara windsor, kenneth connor, peter butterworth, jimmy logan, june whitfield, hattie jacques carry on henry 1971. Film streaming ita altadefinizione hd, kenneth williams. Introduced by bernard cribbins, jackanory night features readings by kenneth williams, judi dench, rik mayall and alan bennett as well as a onehour documentary. Kenneth charles williams 22 february 1926 15 april 1988 was an english actor, best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. This is the first, and only, definitive book on the career of kenneth williams. Aug 11, 2019 i wasnt familiar with kenneth williams but this film looked interesting.
Pages in category 2006 television films the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 205 total. A witty, bright drama adapted from kenneth williamss diaries. Jan 07, 20 joseph morgan as alfie in kenneth williams, fantabulosa. The bbcs specialist middlebrow drama department are clearly having a bit of a laugh at the moment. And of course, kenneth williams was the comedian that carried almost every film. Kenneth led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his homosexuality in. Macy with money and then realizes that she loves him.
A force of nature, sheens talent for mimicry both physically and vocally dominates the film from the off as he totally embodies and helps to bring kenneth williams back to life, in all his brittle glory. Written by adam endacott this 700 page volume brings together an indepth and comprehensive guide to all his credits with fascinating facts, and memories from his contemporaries. This film is about kenneth williams, star of the carry ons and round the horne. He is an actor, known for high hopes 2002, chillers 1990 and kenneth williams. He brings the flamboyant purveyor of funny voices and sissy shtick, an actor most famous for his work in the leering, lowbrow carry on comedies of the 50s70s deliciously to life in kenneth williams. The comedian williams is infinitely imitable, but nobody has done it better than sheen with his baftanominated turn in the bbc fours fantabulosa. Martyn hesfords comedydrama about the life and times of tortured comic kenneth williams based on his diaries. With michael sheen, cheryl campbell, peter wight, beatie edney.
Writer 2006 coronation street harvey stone 19792012. Williams publicly insisted that he was celibate, but in private found his homosexuality difficult for him to deal with. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his homosexuality in 1950s britain. He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the 31 carry on films, and appeared in many british television programmes and radio comedies, including series with tony hancock and kenneth horne.
Kenneth williams was the star of the carry ons and round the horne. Jan 25, 20 the british comic actor kenneth williams is one of his more outlandish impersonations. It achieved viewing figures of 860,000 including timeshift recording, catch up and plus. We found subtitles for the program the kenneth williams story. From the prisons and music halls of edwardian england to kenneth williams, american gls in london and the sisters of perpetual indulgence, polari has been used to laugh, bitch, gossip and. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kenneth williams. Fantabulosa, is acting out one of the late comedians sexual fantasies.