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1985 · 75 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy

Lorraine Barrie, a fading but brilliant actress with a penchant for manipulating every theatrical endeavour to her best advantage, meets her match when she must trust her success to an equally willful stage director.

Directed by Alan Dossor · Written by Noël Coward

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