Stage Beauty

Set in the 1660's at a time when in live theatre women's roles were played by men, Edward 'Ned' Kynaston (Crudup) is England's most celebrated leading lady, using his beauty and skill to make the great female roles his own. But when Charles II is tired of seeing the same old performers, the ruler allows real women to tread the boards and men may no longer play women's parts. Ned becomes a virtual nobody, virtually overnight and seems headed for suicide till his ex-dresser turned actress Maria (Danes) takes it upon herself to make a man of him again.

Movie Details

Cast: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Zoe Tapper, Richard Griffiths, Ben Chaplin, Hugh Bonneville, Edward Fox, Derek Hutchinson, Mark Letheren, Jack Kempton, Alice Eve, Fenella Woolgar, David Westhead
MPAA Rating: R
Running time: 109 minutes
DVD Aspect Ratios: Widescreen 1.78:1

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DVD Features:

Backstage Beauty: Behind the scenes vignettes with interviews of the cast and crew.

Director Commentary

Trailers

International rating:

Europe: 15
Australia: M

DVD International release dates:
North America: Mar 8, 05