Staircase (film)
| Staircase | |
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| Directed by | Stanley Donen |
| Screenplay by | Charles Dyer |
| Based on | Staircase by Charles Dyer |
| Produced by | Stanley Donen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Edited by | Richard Marden |
| Music by | Dudley Moore |
Production company | Stanley Donen Films |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6,370,000 |
| Box office | $1,850,000 (US/ Canada rentals) |
Staircase (also known as L'Escalier) is a 1969 British comedy-drama film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Richard Burton and Rex Harrison. The screenplay was by Charles Dyer, adapted from his 1966 play of the same name.
The film concerns an ageing gay couple who own a barber shop in the East End of London. They discuss their loving but often volatile past together and ponder their possible future without each other, as Charles is about to go on trial for dressing as a woman in public.
The two main characters are named Charles Dyer (the name of the playwright/screenwriter) and Harry C. Leeds, which is an anagram of his name.