The Ebony Tower (1986)
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In one of his last film appearances, Laurence Olivier portrays an elderly painter who has locked himself away from the world in a crumbling French chateau. Olivier is not quite a hermit; he enjoys the attentions of two nubile admirers, played by Greta Scacchi and Toyah Willcox. This situation is disturbed by the arrival of young transient Roger Rees. Ebony Tower was based on a novel by John Fowles, who has made a career of creating enigmatic characters trapped in prisons of their own making. The film was originally produced for British television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Robert Knights
Synopsis of The Ebony Tower
In one of his last film appearances, Laurence Olivier portrays an elderly painter who has locked himself away from the world in a crumbling French chateau. Olivier is not quite a hermit; he enjoys the attentions of two nubile admirers, played by Greta Scacchi and Toyah Willcox. This situation is disturbed by the arrival of young transient Roger Rees. Ebony Tower was based on a novel by John Fowles, who has made a career of creating enigmatic characters trapped in prisons of their own making. The film was originally produced for British television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Ebony Tower
- Roger Rees - David Williams
- Laurence Olivier - Henry Breasley
- Toyah Willcox - Freak
- Greta Scacchi - Mouse
- Yves Brainville - Jean-Pierre
- Denise Bailly - Mathilde
- Director(s):
- Robert Knights
- Writer(s):
- John Mortimer
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