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Fame Is the Spur(Movie, 1947)

1h 56min | Genre: Drama
Fame Is the SpurRating: 3.3/5 (with 33 votes)
Fame is the Spur is a 1947 British drama film directed by Roy Boulting. It stars Michael Redgrave, Rosamund John, Bernard Miles, David Tomlinson, Maurice Denham and Kenneth Griffith. Its plot involves a British politician who rises to power, abandoning on the way his radical views for more conservative ones. It is based on the 1940 novel Fame Is the Spur by Howard Spring, which was believed to be based on the career of the Labour Party politician Ramsay MacDonald. ()
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About Fame Is the Spur

A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/23/1947
Director: Roy Boulting
Screenwriter: Nigel Balchin
Film Editor: Richard Best
Director of Photography: Günther Krampf
Composer: John Wooldridge
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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