Release Date
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Original Release
November 6, 1960
1h 5m
A Subject of Scandal and Concern (1960)
⭐ 8.065 min
Overview
A dramatized account of a Victorian cause célèbre, written by John Osborne and concerning the true story of the last person in England to be tried for blasphemy. Richard Burton plays John George Holyoake, a social reformer who goes on trial for speaking in public about his atheist views. Rachel Roberts plays his wife, and the programme is introduced by Face to Face inquisitor John Freeman.
Director
Tony Richardson
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.0
Cast
Richard Burton
George Holyoake
⭐1.8
George Devine
Mr. Justice Erskine
⭐0.7
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Holyoake
⭐1.2
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John Freeman
Narrator
⭐0.6
Genres
Drama
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