Mad About The Boy - The Noël Coward Story
- 2023 documentary
Documentary feature telling the story of the supremely talented writer, actor, director, composer and singer, Noël Coward. Also features Rupert Everett, Laurence Olivier, Harold Pinter, Cecil Beaton, John Mills and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Released
- 2023
- Features
- Rupert Everett, Noël Coward, Laurence Olivier, Harold Pinter, Cecil Beaton, John Mills, David Niven, Norman Hackforth and more
- Writers
- Barnaby Thompson
- Directors
- Barnaby Thompson
- Producers
- Gregor Cameron, Barnaby Thompson, Stanley Buchthal, Bob Benton, Len Blavatnik, Amanda Ghost, Vince Holden, Kate Shepherd and more
- Company
Noël Coward grew up in poverty and left school when he was only nine years old. He was queer in a very straight world.
And yet by the age of 30, he was the highest paid writer in the world, and a star on the Broadway stage. He wrote, directed and acted in some of the finest plays and movies of all time, including Private Lives, Blithe Spirit, Brief Encounter and In Which We Serve. He also became a world renowned songwriter and performer of whom Frank Sinatra said, 'If you want to hear how a song should be sung, go see Mr Noël Coward'.
And if that wasn't enough, he was also a spy during the Second World War!
Against all odds, Noël Coward became the most successful multi-talented artist of the Twentieth Century. He defined an era and led an extraordinary life. This is his inspirational story told in his own words and music, and unique home movies.
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Additional details
- UK certificate
- 12A
- Duration
- 91 minutes
- UK release
- Friday 2nd June 2023
- Distributors
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