Staircase

– The film is about an aging gay couple who own a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them i..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
1969
Staircase (1969)

The film is about an aging gay couple who own a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer. The action takes place over the course of one night as they discuss their loving but often volatile past together and possible future without each other.

Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

20 Aug 1969

Language:

English, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Stanley Donen

Writer:

Charles Dyer (screenplay), Charles Dyer (play)

Main Actors:

Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Cathleen Nesbitt, Beatrix Lehmann

Plot:

Charles Dyer and Harry Leeds are a couple that have been living together for nearly 20 years. Both earn a living as hairdressers in the West End of London and both care deeply for their mothers, but not each other as time apart takes its toll on their relationship when Harry has to care for his invalid mother who snips at him every chance she gets.

Production:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%