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The Entertainer

7.019932h MovieDramaTV Movie

Michael Gambon stars in John Osborne's play, set in 1950s Britain, following Archie Rice, a drunken, lecherous, egotistical vaudevillian, whose act is on the downward slope.

DirectorNicholas Renton
WriterJohn Osborne
ProducerSimon Curtis

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Cast · Directed by Nicholas Renton

MGMichael Gambon
Michael Gambon
Archie Rice
HMHelen McCrory
Helen McCrory
Jean Rice
BOBill Owen
Bill Owen
Billy Rice
DRDavid Ryall
David Ryall
Brother Bill
BWBillie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw
Phoebe Rice
GB
George Beach
Frank Rice
NH
Nicholas Hewetson
Graham Dodd

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The Entertainer — streaming FAQ

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The Entertainer hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 22, 1994. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.