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Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

2023Movie⏱️ 1h 35m
Documentary
7.4
IMDB Rating
297 votes

The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, and composer Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret.

Director
Barnaby Thompson
Writers
N/A
Stars
Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Michael Caine
Release Date
October 9, 2024
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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💬 5
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🎭 Top Cast

Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
as Self
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
as Self
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
as Self
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
as Self
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
as Self - Narrator
Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett
as Self - Noël Coward
Gertrude Lawrence
Gertrude Lawrence
as Self
👤
Cole Lesley
as Self
John Mills
John Mills
as Self
Louis Mountbatten
Louis Mountbatten
as Self

💰 Box Office

$162,522
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Stereo
Color
Black and White
Production
Fragile Films, Unigram

🏷️ Keywords

homosexualgay actorgaygay filmmakergay playwright

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

Nothing new, poorly delivered
by jtb442023-12-28
5/10

"The choice of Alan Cumming to SHOUT the narration in a fixed present tense "homosexuality is illegal in Britain" was odd and his intonation is all over the place like he's never seen the script before sitting down to read it out. Not sure why they bothered to get Rupert Everett as 'the voice of Noel Coward' when he was simply the voice of Rupert Evertt, effectively a second narrator. There's little or nothing here that isn't in every one of a hundred biographies. The man himself remains interesting enough for it still be worth watching but don't expect ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Adam Lambert recorded Coward's song Mad About the Boy for the film.

📖 Synopsis

The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, and composer Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret.