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Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

Mar 2, 2005 · 1h 13m
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In 1963, flamboyant, eccentric English theatre critic Kenneth Tynan is made 'literary manager' of London's National Theatre. His views on censorship (can't stand it) and sexuality (as much of it onstage as possible) set him on a collision course with the NT's Chair, Sir Oliver Lyttelton. Demoted after becoming the first person to drop the F-bomb on British TV, Tynan struggles to stage his 'erotic entertainment' "Oh Calcutta" in the face of opposition from friends, family and colleagues, and in spite of his own deteriorating health.

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Rob Brydon
Kenneth Tynan
Michael Cochrane
Lord Lyttleton
Lisa Eichhorn
Mary McCarthy
Julian Sands
Laurence Olivier
Directed by Chris Durlacher

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US
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