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- 68/100 based on 1,277 votes
  • Released: 1967
  • Runtime: 103 mins
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  • Studio: John Heyman/Peter Watkins Production
  • Genres: Drama

Steven Shorter is the ultimate British music star. His music is listened to by everyone from pre-teens to grandparents. He has no trace of public bad habits or drug involvement. Everyone in Britain loves him. His handlers begin to use his popularity for projects like increasing the consumption of apples after a bumper crop as an aid to farmers. The handlers decide that Steven should support God and Country next. This leads to, among other things, a rock version of "Onward Chr... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Privilege:

Paul Jones
Jean Shrimpton
Mark London
William Job
Max Bacon
Jeremy Child

Full Plot Details

Steven Shorter is the ultimate British music star. His music is listened to by everyone from pre-teens to grandparents. He has no trace of public bad habits or drug involvement. Everyone in Britain loves him. His handlers begin to use his popularity for projects like increasing the consumption of apples after a bumper crop as an aid to farmers. The handlers decide that Steven should support God and Country next. This leads to, among other things, a rock version of "Onward Christian Soldiers," and the inclusion of a Nazi salute to make it clear (to the viewer) how far the British population will be taken for love of God and Country under Steven's guidance. Steven is very plastic in his direction, shifting as his handlers point him toward new projects until he meets Vanessa Ritchie, an artist who makes him look at what's happening.

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Chicago Sun-Times - 9/10 by Roger EbertThis is a bitter, uncompromising movie, and although it isn't quite successful it is fascinating and important.
Time Out - 8/10 by Geoff AndrewThere's no denying Watkins' ambition and intelligence in this satire of the rock world being used by the Establishment... but much of the acting is poor, while the tone is frequently far too hysterical for its own good.
Slant Magazine - 8/10 by Bill WeberWhile not primarily intended as prophecy, Watkins's tale of Shorter's reign and fall has resonances of celebrity activism from Bob Geldof to globe-hopping lobbyist Bono.
Variety - 7/10 by Variety StaffTrouble with Privilege is that it cannot make up its mind whether it's a crusading film for the intelligentsia or a snide, 'with it' comedy.
Chicago Reader - 4/10 by Dave KehrPeter Watkins's hysterical vision of rock and roll fascism was timely in 1967, though it now seems too much a stern warning to youth to be taken seriously.
User Review - 10/10 by Victoria SA remarkable satiric look at pop culture and its relationship to power politics.
User Review - 10/10 by Christopher CPeter Watkins probably invented the "mockumentary" style, decades before it even had a name. Made in 1967, this Orwellian story was criticised as fantastical, but pretty much describes current media collusion with the status quo.
User Review - 10/10 by Mark TA classic cult British 60s movie. i highly recommend it
User Review - 10/10 by Thomas KOne of the best fins you have never seen before. I can only imagine that due to its controversial approach to popular culture it has been swept under the rug. However it is truly frightening how accurate the message of this film is about our current idolisation of the celebrity. Also fantastic performances from both Jean Shrimpton and Paul Jones, both can act and do a great job as two passive young people searching for individual identity. "WE WILL CONFORM" Long live Stephan Shorter!
User Review - 10/10 by Nathalie MAMAZING mod film, one of a kind and kind of scary.

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