Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing (1995)

★ 7.0 0h 52m IMDb
Comedy History

Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre.

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

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Cast

Robert Glenister
Robert Glenister as Aristophanes Age 66 · Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Frances Barber
Frances Barber as Adonia Age 67 · Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK Frances Barber (née Brookes, born 13 May 1958) is an English actress. She received Olivier Award nominations for her work in the plays Camille (1985), and Uncle Vanya (1997). Her film appearances inc...
Patrick Barlow
Patrick Barlow as Cephisophon Age 79 Patrick Barlow is an English theatre, film, television and radio writer and actor. He is the co-founder of the two-man comedy theatre company The National Theatre of Brent..
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley as Aristophanes' mother Died 1997 · London, England, UK Rosalie Sylvia Crutchley (4 January 1920 – 28 July 1997) was a British actress. Trained at the Royal Academy of Music, Crutchley was perhaps best known for her television performances, but had a long...
Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher as Aristophanes' son Age 60 · North London, England, UK Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English actor and director. He has appeared in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and the crime comedy Smoking Guns, as well as in televisio...
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh as Cleon Age 77 · Tyntetown, Glamorgan, Wales, UK Robert Pugh (born 3rd November 1948) is a Welsh actor, known for his many television appearances, including the role of Craster in the HBO series Game of Thrones..
Director Coky Giedroyc
Cast Robert Glenister, Frances Barber, Patrick Barlow, Rosalie Crutchley, Dexter Fletcher, Robert Pugh, Eddie Izzard, Richard Strange, Ewen Bremner, Roger Ashton-Griffiths

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