Movie Description
Poppy
(1984)Overview
Poppy is a celebration of Victorian values and exposes the hypocrisy, racism, drug dealing, money worship and sexual repression of the time through its favourite entertainment form, pantomime. Dick Whittington, his man Jack, Sally the Principal Girl, the Dame, two pantomime horses, a flying ballet, a transformation scene and even the traditional song-sheet are all brought on to tell the serious and finally devasting story of the single most profitable crop of the British East India Company.
Featured Crew
- Director : David G. Hillier
- Producer : Charles Thompson
- Writer : Peter Nichols,Monty Norman
- Cast : Ken Wynne,Nichola McAuliffe,David Firth,Christopher Hurst,Andrew Thomas James,Janet Shaw,Andrea Chance,Samantha Hughes,Geoffrey Hutchings,Antonia Ellis,Leo Andrew,Jimmy Cassidy,Stewart Mackintosh,Tano Rea,Alfred Marks,John Watts,David Bacon,Sarah Lam,Philip Tsaras,Antony Simons,Mark White,Samantha Hughes,Mark White,Wayne Aspinall,Julie Kirk,Julia Lintott,Jan Revere,Diane Simmons,Donald Waugh
Cast
Emperor of China
Queen Victoria
Jack Idle
Randy
Randy
Sally Forth
Cherry
Cherry
Lady 'Dodo'
Dick Whittington
Clerk
Clerk
Clerk
Clerk
Obadiah Upward
Lin Tse-Tsii
Teng Tin Chen
Yo-Yo
Tiger
Elephant
Elephant
Chinese Dancer
Lord Palmerston
Posters
Facts
Original TitlePoppy
Status Released
Release Information
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1984-01-01
Original Language
Runtime 02h 00m
Production CompaniesIFPA,ALMI Television Productions
