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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Nov 14, 1979
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Drama

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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was first performed in 1977. The play criticizes the Soviet practice of treating political dissidence as a form of mental illness. Its title derives from the popular mnemonic used by music students to remember the notes on the lines of the treble clef. The filming was undertaken at a live performance at Wembley Conference Centre in April 1978, conducted by Previn.

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Ian McKellen
Alexander Ivanov
Ben Kingsley
Ivanov
Frank Windsor
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John Woodvine
Colonel
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Teacher
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Directed by Roger Bamford

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EN
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Country
US
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