Rent The Rake's Progress (1945)
3.4 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 56min
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- Synopsis:
Armistice day 1918 and a young Vivian Kenway is befriended by soldiers returning from France. They tell him it's the fighters like themselves that make the difference in life and give him a 'lucky' pin to remember them by. And remember them he does. Not for young Vivian is it to be a life of struggle. Once he has been sent down from Oxford for a schoolboy prank his existence turns into a life of upper class decadence. Sent to work in South America, he soon rebels against routine of life on the coffee plantation. He tries his hand at being a racing driver before his life becomes one of philandering and drunkenness, which eventually leads to the death of his father. The outbreak of World War 2 offers Vivian the chance of ultimate salvation and the opportunity to finally earn the respect and admiration of his peers. - Actors:
- Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Godfrey Tearle, Griffith Jones, Margaret Johnston, Guy Middleton, Jean Kent, Marie Lohr, Garry Marsh, David Horne, Alan Wheatley, Brefni O'Rorke, John Salew, Charles Victor, Jan Van Loewen
- Directors:
- Sidney Gilliat
- Producers:
- Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat
- Writers:
- Val Valentine, Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
- Studio:
- Strawberry Media
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- British WWII Films: The Home Front and Europe, Drama Films & TV, Top 10 British Actresses of the 1940s, Top 10 British War Films (1939-45), Top Films
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