Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Name: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Cast: Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, Frank Windsor, John Woodvine, Barbara Leigh-Hunt

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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was first performed in 1977. The play criticizes the Soviet practice of treating political dissidence as a form of mental illness. Its title derives from the popular mnemonic used by music students to remember the notes on the lines of the treble clef. The filming was undertaken at a live performance at Wembley Conference Centre in April 1978, conducted by Previn.

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Cast & Crew

Directors: Roger Bamford, Trevor NunnWriter: Tom StoppardProducer: Mark Shivas

Ian McKellen

as Alexander Ivanov

Ben Kingsley

as Ivanov

Frank Windsor

as Doctor

John Woodvine

as Colonel

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

as Teacher

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

as Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

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