Pere Goriot (1971)
Pere Goriot, Honore de Balzac's tragic novel about an old man who sacrificed all for the sake of a place in society, was adapted as a multipart British miniseries in early 1971. Michael Goodliffe played the title character, who squandered his money, his property, and ultimately his life in order to "buy a reputation" for his two daughters. The fly in the ointment was the sinister Vautrin (Andrew Keir), who coerced a gormless young law student (David Dundas) to commit a murder in order to win the hand of Goriot's eldest daughter. Pere Goriot was seen in the U.S. as part of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre anthology beginning June 13, 1971. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael Goodliffe, David Dundas, (more)
- Director(s):
- Paddy Russell
Synopsis of Pere Goriot
Pere Goriot, Honore de Balzac's tragic novel about an old man who sacrificed all for the sake of a place in society, was adapted as a multipart British miniseries in early 1971. Michael Goodliffe played the title character, who squandered his money, his property, and ultimately his life in order to "buy a reputation" for his two daughters. The fly in the ointment was the sinister Vautrin (Andrew Keir), who coerced a gormless young law student (David Dundas) to commit a murder in order to win the hand of Goriot's eldest daughter. Pere Goriot was seen in the U.S. as part of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre anthology beginning June 13, 1971. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Pere Goriot
- Michael Goodliffe - Pere Goriot
- June Ritchie - Delphine
- Anna Cropper - Victorine
- Faith Kent - Duchess de Langeais
- Walter Gotell
- David Dundas - Eugene de Rastignac
- Andrew Keir - Vautrin
- Moira Redmond - Mme. de Beausent
- Angela Browne
- Director(s):
- Paddy Russell
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