Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

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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