Film

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

1979 · TV Movie · Drama

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was first performed in 1977. The play criticizes the Soviet practice of treating political dissidence as a form of mental illness. Its title derives from the popular mnemonic used by music students to remember the notes on the lines of the treble clef. The filming was undertaken at a live performance at Wembley Conference Centre in April 1978, conducted by Previn.

Ian McKellen

Alexander Ivanov

Ben Kingsley

Ivanov

Frank Windsor

Doctor

John Woodvine

Colonel

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Teacher

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

• Roger BamfordDirector
• Trevor NunnDirector
• Tom StoppardWriter
• Mark ShivasProducer
• André PrevinOriginal Music Composer

Release date

November 14, 1979

Status

Released

Original language

English

Genres

TV Movie, Drama