Paper Roses
1971 | 52m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Barry Davis |
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| Writer: | Dennis Potter |
| Staring: |
| Facing retirement, elderly journalist Clarence Hubbard reflects on the pointlessness of a life wasted writing banal tabloid human interest, animal, and crime stories. Rather than go quietly to tend roses in a garden, Hubbard begins a series of violent actions not unlike those described in tabloids, and this is heightened by inter cutting tabloid headlines between scenes. Throughout, there are occasional shots of a television critic who watches this very play as it unfolds, and he writes a negative review filled with cleverly phrased but bitter invective. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 13, 1971 |
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| Director: | Barry Davis |
| Writer: | Dennis Potter |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Granada Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 23, 2025 Entered: Dec 23, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bill Maynard | Clarence Hubbard |
| Donald Gee | John Chart |
| Aimée Delamain | Mrs Hubbard |
| John Carson | Joe |
| Dudley Jones | The Critic |
| Desmond Perry | Harold Bladdy |
| Joe Gladwin | Messenger |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Barry Davis | Director |
| Dennis Potter | Writer |
| Alan Price | Art Designer |
| Don Kelly | Editor |
| Ray Goode | Cinematography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kenith Trodd | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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