Providence

Overview

On the eve of his 78th birthday, ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Claude Langham

David Warner

Kevin Woodford

Ellen Burstyn

Sonia Langham

Cyril Luckham

Dr. Mark Eddington

John Gielgud

Clive Langham

Tanya Lopert

Miss Lister

Elaine Stritch

Helen Wiener

Denis Lawson

Dave Woodford

Kathryn Leigh Scott

Miss Boon

Milo Sperber

Jenner

Peter Arne

Nils

Anna Wing

Karen