Misbehaviour
Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution
2020 | 107m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Philippa Lowthorpe |
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| Writer: | Rebecca Frayn, Gaby Chiappe |
| Staring: |
| A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 12, 2020 |
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| Director: | Philippa Lowthorpe |
| Writer: | Rebecca Frayn, Gaby Chiappe |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Keywords | london, england, 1970s, commune, affectation, beauty contest, based on true story, feminist, student protest, divorced mother, woman director, candid, women's rights, intersectionality, women's liberation movement, cautionary, admiring, adoring, ambiguous, ambivalent, appreciative, approving, assertive, comforting, commanding, compassionate |
| Production Companies | Left Bank Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,073,290
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Keira Knightley | Sally Alexander |
| Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada |
| Jessie Buckley | Jo Robinson |
| Keeley Hawes | Julia Morley |
| Phyllis Logan | Evelyn Alexander |
| Lesley Manville | Dolores Hope |
| Rhys Ifans | Eric Morley |
| Greg Kinnear | Bob Hope |
| John Heffernan | Gareth |
| Suki Waterhouse | Sandra Anne Wolsfeld - Miss USA |
| Ruby Bentall | Sarah |
| Alexa Davies | Sue |
| Lily Newmark | Jane |
| Loreece Harrison | Pearl Janssen - Miss Africa South |
| Clara Rosager | Maj Christel Johansson - Miss Sweden |
| Emma Corrin | Jillian Jessup - Miss South Africa |
| Daniel Tiplady | Archie |
| Kajsa Mohammar | Eva Rueber-Staier |
| Stephen Boxer | Professor Davidson |
| Justin Salinger | Bearded Marxist Professor |
| Maya Kelly | Abi |
| Jo Herbert | Sheila |
| Ed Eales White | Journalist 1 |
| Jonathan Rhodes | Journalist 2 |
| Eileen O'Higgins | Joan Billings |
| Laurel Lefkow | Bob's Secretary |
| Amanda Lawrence | Miss Gilboy |
| Samuel Blenkin | Lawrence |
| Nicholas Nunn | Jeremy |
| Robert Irons | Newsreader |
| Jojo Macari | Dave |
| Luke Thompson | Peter Hain |
| Miles Jupp | Clive |
| Polly Kemp | Mrs Day |
| Brig Bennett | Mrs McKenzie |
| Katy Carmichael | Margaret |
| Sam Alexander | Reporter |
| Emma D'Arcy | Hazel |
| Clarence Smith | Prime Minister Gairy |
| Thomas Smart | Ambassador of Indonesia |
| Charlotte Spencer | Marjorie Jones |
| Rupert Vansittart | Lord Bly |
| John Sackville | Robin Day |
| Lily Travers | Anna - Air Hostess |
| Isis Hainsworth | Jenny |
| Mary Higgins | Catherine |
| Victor Gardener | Head of Security |
| Nicholas Murchie | BBC Broadcaster |
| Edmund Digby-Jones | Floor Manager Neville |
| Charlie Anson | Michael Aspel |
| Ria Zmitrowicz | Mair |
| Jennifer Hosten | Self |
| Sally Alexander | Self |
| Jo Robinson | Self |
| Pearl Janssen | Self |
| Eric Morley | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Kemal Shah | Mecca Man |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Zac Nicholson | Director of Photography |
| Cristina Casali | Production Design |
| Nina Gold | Casting |
| Belinda McGinley | Stunt Double |
| Lucy Allen | Stunt Double |
| James Grogan | Stunts |
| Lloyd Bass | Stunts |
| Alison Garner | Vocals |
| Chris Lahr | Production Executive |
| Rebecca Frayn | Story, Screenplay |
| Lawrence Barford | Draughtsman |
| Martin Taylor | Rigging Gaffer |
| Louise Cornwell | Driver |
| Jack Sands | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Jemma Riley-Tolch | Foley Mixer |
| Lindsey Lo Presti | Compositor |
| Nicki Foster | Unit Publicist |
| Beth Timbrell | Unit Production Manager |
| Sean Kelly | Assistant Grip |
| Claudia Parker | Set Decoration |
| Ron Bird | Security |
| Lilly Blazewicz | Foley Editor |
| Dillan Nicholls | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Jose Alberto Pino | Compositor |
| Paddy Paddison | Standby Art Director |
| Lizzie Moul | Principal Costumer |
| Tom Guy | Best Boy Electric |
| Sacha Garrett | Casting Assistant |
| Nick Freemantle | Assistant Sound Editor |
| James Gregory | ADR Mixer |
| Nicholas Zissimos | Compositing Lead |
| Parisa Taghizadeh | Still Photographer |
| Julian Bale | Sound Assistant |
| Ian Davie | Carpenter |
| Toby James | Epk Producer |
| James Reid | Third Assistant Director |
| Rowena Dean | Hairstylist, Makeup Artist |
| Fergus Cotter | Driver |
| Joanna Barcikowska | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Harry Bennett-Snewin | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Jacob Green | Compositor |
| Lee James | Sound Assistant |
| Ian Ogden | Grip |
| Kate Butner | Painter |
| Jack Leary | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sam Renton | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Chris Reynolds | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Jolien Buijs | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Vanessa Taylor | Digital Colorist |
| Rob Holloway | Vehicles Coordinator |
| Jill Sweeney | Hair Designer, Makeup Designer |
| Niv Adiri | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Jo Tew | Second Assistant Director |
| Daniel Leebody | Location Assistant |
| Adam Waine | Security |
| Rebecca Heathcote | Foley Artist |
| Noel O'Malley | CG Supervisor |
| Jonathan Rutter | Unit Publicist |
| Polly Duval | Post Production Supervisor |
| Clare Porritt | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Debbi Salmon | Hair Supervisor, Makeup Supervisor |
| Tim Smart | Security Coordinator |
| Gillian Dodders | Supervising ADR Editor, Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Zoe Freed | Foley Artist |
| Simon Hughes | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Tom Mortelette | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Rob Carter | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| Hannah Walter | Costume Supervisor |
| Tom Howard | Location Manager |
| Huseyin Pehlivan | Driver |
| Toni Staples | First Assistant Director |
| Emma Painter | Assistant Art Director |
| Sarah Johnson | Hairstylist, Makeup Artist |
| Dayo James | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Tord Liljedahl Tønnesen | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Anna Spencer | Principal Costumer |
| Sam Courtney | Set Production Assistant |
| Aaron Gilbert | Dressing Prop |
| Jerdan Taylor | Electrician |
| Zafar Janjua | Visual Effects Producer |
| Marie Fernandes | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Scott Eaton | Production Supervisor |
| Guy Bevitt | Assistant Art Director |
| Dan Pye | Dressing Prop |
| Joe Paxton | Stunts |
| Tomas Piekus | Driver |
| Dora Krolikowska | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Brendan Nicholson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Christopher Tang | Compositor |
| Vlad Cirdeiu | Set Production Assistant |
| Jake Moynihan | Dressing Prop |
| Michele Fabbro | VFX Artist |
| Rajneet Jabbal | Assistant Accountant |
| John Malaney | Electrician |
| Lauren Chambers | Unit Manager |
| Andrea Aceto | Compositor |
| Paul Newbury | Catering Head Chef |
| Amanda Waddington | Painter |
| Jen Moss | Music Supervisor |
| Andy Woodcock | Grip |
| Chelcie Harman | Production Assistant |
| Elin Stone | Petty Cash Buyer |
| Gary Locke | Dressing Prop |
| Westley Agius | Electrician |
| Johnny O'Neill | Driver |
| John Ellis Evans | Additional Camera |
| Jessica Saunders | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Hannah Sornay | Compositor |
| Gaby Chiappe | Screenplay |
| Beatrice Bowdon | Actor's Assistant |
| Matt Amos | Painter |
| Danny Freemantle | Sound Effects Editor |
| Kerry Gill-Pryde | Script Editor |
| Russell Daly | Construction Manager |
| Davey Mayes | Generator Operator |
| Roy Williams | Security |
| Richard Cradick | Online Editor |
| Mark Johnstone | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Jason Marshall | Principal Costumer |
| Lucy Amos | Casting Associate |
| Julia Barker | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sion Clarke | Supervising Art Director |
| Rachel Garlick | Storyboard Artist |
| William Sheffield | Electrician |
| Stuart Sumpton | Security |
| Callum Mcnulty | Compositor |
| Peter Byrne | First Assistant Camera |
| Bob Thorne | Dressing Prop |
| Mark Rimpo | Driver |
| Matt Moult | CG Artist |
| Dorothee Freytag | Production Coordinator |
| Angie White | Makeup Trainee |
| Raff Pereira | Carpenter |
| Harriet Wharton | Assistant Location Manager |
| Ben Barker | Sound Designer |
| Hugo Currie | Epk Camera Operator |
| Indigo Rumbelow | Art Department Assistant |
| Ewan Robertson | Property Master |
| Paddy Driscoll | Camera Trainee |
| Laura Southall | Stand In |
| Alexander Ha | CG Artist |
| Sophie Badman | Post Production Assistant |
| Rachael Ellis | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Jess Leech | Production Coordinator |
| Peter Cobbin | Score Engineer, Scoring Mixer |
| Kirsty Whalley | Score Engineer, Scoring Mixer |
| Jennifer Hosten | Production Consultant |
| Abigail Catto | Second Assistant Camera |
| Daniella Baggaley | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Louis Burnett | Graphic Designer |
| Matt Da Silva | Stunts |
| Alistair Poulter | Special Effects Technician |
| Ralph Dubber | Compositor |
| Holly Morpeth | Art Direction |
| Kate Eden | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Jonny Franklin | Gaffer |
| Tony Singh | Security |
| Sarah Franzl | Stunt Coordinator |
| Marcelo Sousa | VFX Artist |
| Erdem Gonulay | Compositor |
| Martin Beresford | Production Sound Mixer |
| William Conacher | Dialect Coach |
| Adrian Wilkinson | Unit Medic |
| Izabella Curry | First Assistant Editor |
| Freya Pinsent | Finance |
| Chris Westwood | Carpenter |
| Tessa Scott | Painter |
| Josh Renshaw | Security |
| Tom Hurd | CG Artist |
| Carole Salisbury | Script Supervisor |
| Dan Pitt | Set Buyer |
| Tony Knight | Dressing Prop |
| Robert Malone | Sound Effects Editor |
| Nathan Lloyd | Assistant Camera |
| Amy King | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Katie Wallis | Makeup Trainee |
| Vicki Juhasz | Compositor |
| Richard Todd | Production Coordinator |
| Dave Jones | Camera Truck |
| Lucy Wilkins | Orchestrator |
| Hilary Benson | Production Director |
| Ralph Salmins | Musician |
| Gina Foster | Vocals |
| Andrew Caller | Sound Mix Technician |
| Timeri Duplat | Music Editor |
| Charlotte Fitzgerald | Producer's Assistant |
| Simon Hale | Conductor |
| Helen Miles | Sound Mix Technician |
| Philippa Lowthorpe | Director |
| Charlotte Walter | Costume Design |
| Dickon Hinchliffe | Original Music Composer, Music Arranger |
| Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Editor |
| Andrew 'Wiggy' Smith | Standby Carpenter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Cameron McCracken | Executive Producer |
| Jenny Borgars | Executive Producer |
| Sarah Wheale | Producer |
| Rose Garnett | Executive Producer |
| Rebecca Frayn | Executive Producer |
| Andrea Scarso | Executive Producer |
| Natascha Wharton | Executive Producer |
| Suzanne Mackie | Producer |
| Andy Harries | Executive Producer |
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'Misbehaviour' may fall into the formulaic territory at times, but that's not a bad thing - the story of what happened at the 1970 Miss World competition is a powerful one that deserves to be remembered. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/rev ... iew-misbehaviour-were-not-beautiful-were-not-ugly-were-angry
Jun 23, 2021