The Vortex

Name: The Vortex
Released: 1969-12-10
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Margaret Leighton, Alan Melville, Patrick Barr, Jennifer Daniel, Richard Warwick

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1969

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70 min

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Overview

In The Vortex, Coward explores the darker side of the cocktail party set. Emotional blackmail, drug abuse and shattered relationships are minutely observed in this disturbing, early piece from a playwright whose sharp eye was usually more turned towards the light.

Cast

Margaret Leighton

Florence Lancaster

Alan Melville

Pawnie

Patrick Barr

David Lancaster

Jennifer Daniel

Helen Saville

Richard Warwick

Nicky Lancaster

Felicity Gibson

Bunty Mainwaring

Barry Justice

Tom Veryan

Nancie Jackson

Clara Hibbert

David McKail

Bruce Fairlight

Patricia Mort

Preston

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@Geronimo1967

June 12, 2024

7/10

Margaret Leighton turns in quite an emotional performance as the socialite "Florence", married to decent but rather subdued 'David" (Patrick Barr) and mother to her surprise visitor "Nicky" (Richard Warwick) who has arrived with some startling news. That's just the first shock for this family as the…

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