Beau Brummell (1954)

Directed by

Curtis Bernhardt

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

6

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This historical film follows Beau Brummell, a noted fashion icon and close friend of the Prince of Wales in Regency-era England. It focuses on his rise and fall in high society and his romantic involvement with Lady Patricia Belham.

old-fashionedformalromanticmelancholicstatelyintrospectiveelegiac

What happens

Beau Brummell is a 1954 British historical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Sam Zimbalist from a screenplay by Karl Tunberg, based on the 1890 play Beau Brummell by Clyde Fitch. The play was previously adapted as a silent film made in 1924 and starring John Barrymore as Beau Brummell, Mary Astor, and Willard Louis as the Prince of Wales. The music score was by Richard Addinsell with Miklós Rózsa. The film stars Stewart Granger as Beau Brummell, Elizabeth Taylor as Lady Patricia Belham, and Peter Ustinov as the Prince of Wales. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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