Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
1999 · 90 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy, TV Movie
Peter O'Toole stars as the complex, funny, charming, and hard-drinking Jeffrey Bernard in this live performance at the Old Vic Theatre in London.
Directed by Tom Kinninmont · Written by Keith Waterhouse
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Peter O'Toole Jeffrey Bernard - S Sarah Berger Various
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Annabel Leventon Various -
Royce Mills Various - T Timothy Ackroyd Various
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