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Overview. Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career. His derelictions include seduction, betrayals of sweethearts, family and friends, and Marriage for money.
The Rake's Progress 1945. Ads suck, but they help pay the bills. Hide ads with VIP. Released December 6, 1945. Runtime 1h 40m. Director Sidney Gilliat. Writers Frank Launder (screenplay) + 2 more. Country United Kingdom. Languages English. Studio J. Arthur Rank Organisation. Genres Comedy, Drama.
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- Rex Harrison
- Sidney Gilliat
Directed by Sidney Gilliat. The private life of a magnificent heel…who brought out the woman in women! Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career.
- Sidney Gilliat
- J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Vivian, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career. His derelictions include seduction, betrayals of sweethearts, family and friends, and marriage for money.
Sent down from Oxford after crowning the Martyrs' Memorial with a chamberpot, he is packed off to a South American coffee plantation, rebels against the idiocies of the colonial way, and returns ...
Jaunty and dramatic wartime opening from writer-director Sidney Gilliat and writer-producer Frank Launder, featuring Rex Harrison as "Kenway" and Garry Marsh as "Parky," from The Rake's Progress, 1945.
Jan 1, 2007 · Stravinsky's masterwork The Rake's Progress, created for La Fenice in Venice in 1951, is based on a libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, inspired by a series of 18th century prints by William Hogarth.