Michael Redgrave: My Father

Overview

Corin Redgrave presents a portrait of his father, Michael Redgrave, exploring his personality, nature and what he was like as a father. He uses family photographs and letters and his father's diaries and autobiography, and produces a picture of a complicated and troubled man who was bisexual, a heavy drinker and emotionally distant and cold as a father. Includes contributions from Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, as well as Harold Pinter and Diana Menuhin. Also contains clips from several of Michael Redgrave's films.

Cast

Corin Redgrave

Self

Michael Redgrave

Self (archive footage)

Rachel Kempson

Self

Vanessa Redgrave

Self

Lynn Redgrave

Self

Harold Pinter

Self

Diana Menuhin

Self

John Blizard

Srld

Frith Banbury

Self

Peter Bartrum

Self