A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton 1982

Documentary portrait of the life of playwright Joe Orton, who was murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell in April 1967.

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The cast

Nigel Williams Narrator/Interviewer (voice)

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John Lahr Self - Biographer

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Leonie Orton Self - Sister

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Douglas Orton Self - Brother

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Eleanor Salvoni Self - Neighbour

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Aldo Salvoni Self - Neighbour

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Richard O'Donoghue Self - RADA Administrator

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Margaret Whiting Self - Friend

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Richard Braine Self - Publisher

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Charles Monteith Self - Publisher

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Jim Connell Self - Special Services Librarian, Islington

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Sidney Porett Self - Principal Law Clerk, Islington Council

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Margaret Ramsey Self - Theatrical Agent

Kenneth Williams Self

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