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.
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Ian McKellen
Alexander Ivanov
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Ben Kingsley
Ivanov
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Schindler's List
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Frank Windsor
Doctor
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John Woodvine
Colonel
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An American Werewolf in London
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Barbara Leigh-Hunt
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Trevor Nunn Director · Roger Bamford Director Tom Stoppard Writer
First release November 14, 1979
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English
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United Kingdom · November 14, 1979
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