Directed by:
Peter WatkinsCinematography:
Peter SuschitzkyCast:
Jean Shrimpton, Paul Jones, Doreen Mantle, Jeremy Child, James Cossins, Arthur Pentelow, Malcolm Rogers, Michael Barrington, Michael Medwin, John Gill (more)Plots(1)
Ex-Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones stars in this cult political satire set in a dystopian future. Rock star Steven Shorter (Jones) is a hugely popular figure in British life. Unbeknownst to his fans, Steven, along with his music and squeaky clean image, is being controlled and manipulated by the totalitarian government in order to suppress the nation's youth and further its own aims. Content to play along with the deception until now, Steven begins to rebel when forced to adopt a more religiously patriotic profile. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Jean Shrimpton
UK
Best movies:
Privilege (1967)
Paul Jones
UK
Best movies:
Privilege (1967)
Demons of the Mind (1972)
Doreen Mantle
South Africa
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Yentl (1983)
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Jeremy Child
UK
Best movies:
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
Sharpe's Enemy (1994) (TV movie)
Quadrophenia (1979)
James Cossins
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
The Public Eye (1972)
Arthur Pentelow
UK
Best movies:
Privilege (1967)
Malcolm Rogers
Best movies:
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Dirty Filthy Love (2004) (TV movie)
Privilege (1967)
Michael Barrington
UK
Best movies:
The Public Eye (1972)
Privilege (1967)
Michael Medwin
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
View from the Loft (1974)
John Gill
UK
Best movies:
This Sporting Life (1963)
Tess (1979)
Privilege (1967)
Edward Finn
Best movies:
Julius Caesar (1970)
Time Bandits (1981)
Privilege (1967)
Michael Graham
Best movies:
Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
Privilege (1967)
Curse of the Fly (1965)