The Ebony Tower
6.5
A brash young artist invades the secluded retirement of an elderly painter and finds that the great man lives with two young women in a tantalizingly ambiguous relationship.
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Cast
12 people
Laurence Olivier
Henry Breasley
Known for
Rebecca
Spartacus
Greta Scacchi
Diana, 'The Mouse'
Known for
The Odyssey
Bodies
Roy Roberts
Robert Knights
John Fowles
Roger Rees
David Williams
Known for
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
The Prestige
John Mortimer
Also in
Brown on Resolution
Me and Marlborough
Toyah Willcox
Anne, 'The Freak'
Known for
Jubilee
Quadrophenia
Yves Brainville
Jean-Pierre
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Time Masters
Georgina Melville
Beth Williams
Also in
Metal Mickey
All Creatures Great and Small
Denise Bailly
Mathilde
Known for
A Good Marriage
Vincent Lindon
(uncredited)
Known for
Titane
Dragon Hunters
Robert Knights Director · John Fowles Story
United States release February 6, 1987 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Granada Television
Production
Granada Productions
Production
Granada Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 1, 1984
Theatrical
United States · February 6, 1987
TV
Belgium
June 4, 1986 · TV
Italy
July 24, 1985 · TV · Raitre
Japan
September 21, 1987 · TV
Netherlands
September 7, 1988 · TV
United Kingdom
December 9, 1984 · TV
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