Britain's biggest pop singer, Steven Shorter (Paul Jones), receives unwavering adulation and possesses total control over his rabid fans, which includes nearly the entire population. Yet Shorter is not an autonomous performer -- he is...
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Cast
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Paul Jones | ... |
Steven Shorter
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| Jean Shrimpton | ... |
Vanessa Ritchie
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Mark London | ... |
Alvin
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William Job | ... |
Butler
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Max Bacon | ... |
Julie
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| Jeremy Child | ... |
Crossley
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| James Cossins | ... |
Tatham
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Frederick Danner | ... |
Hooper
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Victor Henry | ... |
Freddie K
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| Arthur Pentelow | ... |
Leo Stanley
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Steve Kirby | ... |
Squit
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| Malcolm Rogers | ... |
Rev. Tate
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| Doreen Mantle | ... |
Miss Crawford
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TV Director
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| Michael Barrington | ... |
The Bishop of Essex
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Edwin Finn | ... |
The Bishop of Cornwall
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John Gill | ... |
The Bishop of Surrey
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Norman Pitt | ... |
The Bishop of Hersham
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Alba | ... |
The Bishop of Rutland
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The George Bean Group | ... |
The Runner Beans
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Martin Beere | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| Laurence Foster | ... |
Scots Guard Officer (uncredited)
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Gweneth Guthrie | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Michael Medwin | ... |
Jackman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Peter Watkins | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Norman Bogner | ... | (written by) |
| Johnny Speight | ... | (from an original story by) (as John Speight) |
| Peter Watkins | ... | (additional scenes by) |
| Peter Watkins | ... | (dialogue by) |
Produced by
| Timothy Burrill | ... | associate producer |
| Albert Finney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| John Heyman | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Peter Watkins | ... | producer |
Music by
| Mike Leander | ... | (score composed by) |
Cinematography by
| Peter Suschitzky | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| John Trumper | ||
Casting By
| Miriam Brickman | ||
Art Direction by
| Bill Brodie | ||
Costume Design by
| Vanessa Clarke | ||
Makeup Department
| Jill Carpenter | ... | makeup artist |
| Daphne Vollmer | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Scott Wodehouse | ... | assistant director |
| Antal Kovacs | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Iain Bruce | ... | sound |
| Kevin Gurry | ... | boom operator |
| Ken Scrivener | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Roy Taylor | ... | dubbing editor |
Visual Effects by
| Scott Dougherty | ... | digital restoration producer: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Jerry Pooler | ... | digital restoration supervisor (uncredited) |
| Tiffany Smith Llorens | ... | digital restoration coordinator: Cinesite (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Brian Duffy | ... | still photographer (as Duffy) |
| Jimmy Turrell | ... | camera operator |
| Patrick Ward | ... | still photographer |
| Colin Corby | ... | follow focus (uncredited) |
| David Pearce | ... | second unit (uncredited) |
| Jerry Sandler | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Barbara Gillett | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
| David Griffith | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Mike Leander | ... | songs by |
| Mark London | ... | songs by |
Script and Continuity Department
| Valerie Booth | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Derek Ware | ... | action sequences |
| Rosemary Marks | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Rank Film Distributors (1967) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1967) (United States) (theatrical)
- Empire Universal Films (1967) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Universal Filmverleih (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- BFI Video (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (2011) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Code Red DVD (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Films sans Frontières (2002) (World-wide)
- Kino Lorber (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- New Yorker Films (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Penny Video (2018) (Italy) (DVD)
- Project X Distribution (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
- Project X Distribution (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) (1988) (Portugal) (tv)
- Scorpion Releasing (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- United International Pictures (UIP)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Britain's biggest pop singer, Steven Shorter (Paul Jones), receives unwavering adulation and possesses total control over his rabid fans, which includes nearly the entire population. Yet Shorter is not an autonomous performer -- he is little more than a puppet for the government, promoting whatever agenda they see fit. When a beautiful artist, Vanessa Ritchie (Jean Shrimpton), is commissioned to paint his portrait, she pushes Shorter to question his obedience to his manipulative handlers. |
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| Taglines | [Privilege...] is probably the most extraordinary film you will ever see See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Paul Jones was an atheist at the time of making this film which is set in a fictional UK controlled by a Christian dictatorship. Ironically Jones became a born again Christian in the mid 1980s. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Free Me See more » |
| Quotes |
Rev. Jeremy Tate:
This black card will be issued to you as you leave the Stadium tonight. On it there are three words.They are simple words but they are vital words. They are words which we must now, all of us, begin using because, since the end of the War, we in Britain have become apathetic, slack, loose in our morality. National cohesion has become unimportant to us! We must fight this. We must. Now, all of us begin to use the words on the card! "We will conform." See more » |