Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret. Featuring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Frank Sinatra, Michael Caine and Lucille Ball. Narrated by Alan Cumming. With Rupert Everett as the voice of Noël Coward. Directed by Academy Award Nominee Barnaby Thompson.

Cast

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

as Self (archive footage)

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

as Noël Coward (voice)

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

as Narrator (voice)

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

as Self (archive footage)

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

as Self (archive footage)

Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter

as Self (archive footage)

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

as Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

as Self (archive footage)

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

as Self (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

as Self (archive footage)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This is quite a fascinating documentary. Not because Barnaby Thompson has a particularly innovative approach to the subject matter, but because he has managed to use an enormous amount of contemporaneous archive of this enigmatic man, and because he has engaged the charismatic dulcets of Rupert Ever...

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