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6.8Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career. His derelictions include seduction, betrayals of sweethearts, family and friends, and Marriage for money. All this with no signs of remorse or redemption, since his life as a completely unprincipled rake is quite enjoyable...for him, at least. Then, World War II breaks out and he is given a chance to die a heroic death for flag and country. Maybe.
Released: 1945-12-06100 minDir: Sidney GilliatDrama
Cast
- Rex Harrison as Vivian Kenway
- Lilli Palmer as Rikki Krausner
- Godfrey Tearle as Colonel Robert Kenway
- Griffith Jones as Sandy Duncan
- Margaret Johnston as Jennifer Calthorp
- Guy Middleton as Fogroy
Themes
- aristocrat
- englishman
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 479710
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- publication date
- 1945-01-01
- title
- The Rake's Progress
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World War II
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University of Oxford
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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William Hogarth
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Rex Harrison
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Variety
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The Lady Vanishes
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British Film Institute
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Lilli Palmer
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Jamaica Inn
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Joan Hickson
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ProQuest
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Jean Kent
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The Rake's Progress
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William Alwyn
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The Rank Organisation
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A Yank at Oxford
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Godfrey Tearle
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Sidney Gilliat
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Categories
1945 British films1945 comedy-drama films1945 English-language films1945 filmsAdaptations of works by William HogarthBritish black-and-white filmsBritish comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsFilms based on artFilms directed by Sidney GilliatFilms scored by William AlwynFilms with screenplays by Frank Launder and Sidney GilliatTemplate film date with 1 release date