Staircase (1969)
Release: August 20, 1969 | Runtime: 1h 36m | Rating: 5.5
An aging gay couple owns a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer. The action takes place over the course of one night as they discuss their loving but often volatile past together and possible future without each other.
A sad gay story
Main cast
- Rex Harrison as Charles Dyer
- Richard Burton as Harry Leeds
- Cathleen Nesbitt as Harry's Mother
- Beatrix Lehmann as Charlie's Mother
- Stephen Lewis as Jack
- Neil Wilson as Policeman
- Gordon Heath as Postman
- Avril Angers as Miss Ricard
- Shelagh Fraser as Cub Mistress
- Gwen Nelson as Matron
- Pat Heywood as Nurse
- Dermot Kelly as Gravedigger
- Jake Kavanagh as Choirboy
- Michael Rogers as Drag Singer (as Rogers)
- Royston Starr as Drag Singer (as Starr)
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What is Staircase about?
An aging gay couple owns a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer. The action takes place over the course of one night as they discuss their loving but often volatile past together and possible future without each other.
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