Barrymore Trailer

Limited engagement begins May 23 in select Cineplex theatres.

A film adaptation of playwright William Luce's "Barrymore" that depicts actor John Barrymore as he prepares for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in "Richard III." The year is 1942 and Barrymore is far past his prime. It appears he has booked the theater simply to perform alone, while he drinks and reminisces about his family and the profession of acting. Meanwhile, a stage manager stands in the wings, prompting Barrymore with Shakespeare's dialogue, but the actor appears to be otherwise distracted. Christopher Plummer's Tony Award-winning tour de force is now a new motion picture. Presented by New York-based alternative content distributors BY Experience and Executive Producers Steve Kalafer and Peter LeDonne.

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  Film & Animation

[Patrick M. Gouin]

Christopher Plummer, what a great actor. It seems as though he has heightened his acting skills on film since he has reached his early eighties, with a 2011 Oscar for Beginnings and his touching role in Millennium, among others. This filmed One man show gives him the opportunity to show us the scope of his titanesque talent.

His subject: John Barrymore, from a family dynasty that marked the classical theatre and cinema of the late 19th century through to today.

[kelsey morin]

This movie sucks lol

[Christina Archer]

I was fortunate enough to see the original play. Plummer- great! Barrymore- a great actor.