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The Ebony Tower

19841h 20mMovieTV MovieDrama

A brash young artist invades the secluded retirement of an elderly painter and finds that the great man lives with two young women in a tantalizingly ambiguous relationship.

DirectorRobert Knights
WriterJohn Fowles

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Cast · Directed by Robert Knights

LOLaurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Henry Breasley
GSGreta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi
Diana, 'The Mouse'
RRRoger Rees
Roger Rees
David Williams
TWToyah Willcox
Toyah Willcox
Anne, 'The Freak'
YBYves Brainville
Yves Brainville
Jean-Pierre
GMGeorgina Melville
Georgina Melville
Beth Williams
DBDenise Bailly
Denise Bailly
Mathilde
VLVincent Lindon
Vincent Lindon
(uncredited)

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