A Subject of Scandal and Concern
MovieTitle | A Subject of Scandal and Concern |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Nov 6, 1960 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Tony Richardson |
Production country | United Kingdom, United States of America |
Production companies | BBC |
Run time | 65 min. |
A dramatized account of a Victorian cause célèbre, written by John Osborne and concerning the true story of the last person in England to be tried for blasphemy. Richard Burton plays John George Holyoake, a social reformer who goes on trial for speaking in public about his atheist views. Rachel Roberts plays his wife, and the programme is introduced by Face to Face inquisitor John Freeman.