"A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition."
Vincent Price
as Edward Lionheart
Diana Rigg
as Edwina Lionheart
Ian Hendry
as Peregrine Devlin
Harry Andrews
as Trevor Dickman
Coral Browne
as Chloe Moon
Robert Coote
as Oliver Larding
Jack Hawkins
as Solomon Psaltery
Michael Hordern
as George Maxwell
Arthur Lowe
as Horace Sprout
Robert Morley
as Meredith Merridew
Dennis Price
as Hector Snipe
Milo O’Shea
as Inspector Boot
Madeline Smith
as Rosemary
Diana Dors
as Maisie Psaltery
Joan Hickson
as Mrs. Sprout
Renée Asherson
as Mrs. Maxwell
Bunny Reed
as Policeman
Peter Thornton
Charles Sinnickson
as Vicar
Brigid Erin Bates
as Maid
Tutte Lemkow
as Meths Drinker
Stanley Bates
Eric Francis
Sally Gilmore
John Gilpin
Joyce Graeme
Jack Maguire
Declan Mulholland
George Oliver
as Meths Drinker (uncredited)
Charles Gray
as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
Douglas Hickox
Director
Wolfgang Suschitzky
Director of Photography
Sam Jaffe
Executive Producer
Stanley Mann
Producer
Michael Seymour
Production Design
John Kohn
Malcolm Cooke
Editor
Ann Mollo
Set Decoration
Michael J. Lewis
Original Music Composer
Anthony Greville-Bell
Screenplay
Idea
Conductor
Gustave M. Berne
Terry Smith
Wardrobe Assistant
David C. Anderson
Production Manager
Simon Kaye
Sound Mixer
Doug E. Turner
Sound Editor
Peter Verard
Construction Manager
Angela Allen
Continuity
Chris Kelly
Assistant Editor
Dominic Fulford
Assistant Director
Choreographer
George Blackler
Makeup Artist
Ronnie Taylor
Camera Operator
John Stears
Special Effects
Michael Baldwin
Costume Design
Pearl Tipaldi
Hairstylist
Les Wiggins
