
In eighteenth century England, Captain George Bryan "Beau" Brummell is an upper-class dandy. He has to leave the Army after having insulted the Prince of Wales. This gives him the opportunity to start a smear campaign against the Prince. The Prince, who is tired of all of the yes-men around him, hires him as his chief advisor.... (Full plot summary below)
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In eighteenth century England, Captain George Bryan "Beau" Brummell is an upper-class dandy. He has to leave the Army after having insulted the Prince of Wales. This gives him the opportunity to start a smear campaign against the Prince. The Prince, who is tired of all of the yes-men around him, hires him as his chief advisor.
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| The SpectatorVirginia GrahamThe others, though well directed by Curtis ' Bernhardt, accompanied by Richard Addinsell's music, and lovely to look at, are of medium quality only. |
| User ReviewPrivate UA real 50s period costume drama... Peter Ustinov as the Prince Regent is fab, and Robert Morley as mad King George III is a real cameo treat. Costumes are brilliant and its a shame its not available on DVD. |
| User ReviewScott R"I'm absolutely famished, i've had nothing today but a partridge and some miserable scones." this is how Ustinov started the film, a hilarious start to the Elaborate, beautiful and engaging film that was hollywood at its golden age. Perhaps this is also ustinov's finest performance in telling his relationship with brummel and how they fell apart then later reconciled. Great sets, acting, direction, music and costumes. Granger was great. Liz taylor was satisfactory, but her accent distracted. I enjoyed the use of the wales plumes insignia throughout the movie. |
| User Reviewjay nFancy, plush drama which hews a bit closer to actual history than most historical films of the time. Beautiful costumes, Elizabeth is ravishing and the cast includes an astounishingly young Rosemary Harris. Granger is fine in the lead but the best performance comes from Peter Ustinov. |
| User ReviewGreg WIt's okay up until the uninspired final act. |
| User ReviewPaul DElizabeth Taylor looks stunning but it is the supporting cast that brings this movie to life especially Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley and Rosemary Harris (the grandmother in Spiderman!) |
| User ReviewTanya PGood. Men's relationships under scrutiny. |