The Long Distance Piano Player
6.4
The first Play for Today is the story of one man's obsession (to win the world long distance piano playing record) and the battle for good (his wife) and evil (his agent) that rages around him.
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Cast
20 people
Ray Davies
Pete, the Piano Player
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Absolute Beginners
Norman Rossington
Jack Burnshaw
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Irene Shubik
Philip Saville
Alan Sharp
Elizabeth Waller
Lois Daine
Ruth
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John Wyatt
James Hazeldine
Alf
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Emma
Norman Matthews
Bert Palmer
Old Man
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A Kind of Loving
Paul Willey
Philip Saville Director · Alan Sharp Writer John Wyatt Cinematographer
First release October 15, 1970 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 15, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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