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August 22, 2026… #movieoftheday is A Voyage Round My Father (full movie) (1982).
" A Voyage Round My Father is an autobiographical play by John Mortimer , originally written for radio (1963) and subsequently adapted for television (1969 and 1982) and for the London stage (1970, 1971–72 and 2006). The central role of the father – Clifford Mortimer, a barrister who has gone blind but is determined to ignore the fact – has been played by Roger Livesey , Mark Dignam , Alec Guinness , Michael Redgrave , Laurence Olivier , Derek Jacobi and Rupert Everett ." - more at Wikipedia
Sir Laurence Olivier stars as the eccentric Clifford Mortimer, a blind barrister so stubborn and cantankerous that he refuses to acknowledge his sightlessness.
Through the eyes of his son (Alan Bates), we see a voyage of discovery through a childhood of boarding schools, courtroom battles and a garden filled with rituals. Written as an autobiographical account of his earlier life by John Mortimer, creator of Rumpole of the Bailey.
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLQhx5h6zHU
#AVoyageRoundMyFather #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
" A Voyage Round My Father is an autobiographical play by John Mortimer , originally written for radio (1963) and subsequently adapted for television (1969 and 1982) and for the London stage (1970, 1971–72 and 2006). The central role of the father – Clifford Mortimer, a barrister who has gone blind but is determined to ignore the fact – has been played by Roger Livesey , Mark Dignam , Alec Guinness , Michael Redgrave , Laurence Olivier , Derek Jacobi and Rupert Everett ." - more at Wikipedia
Sir Laurence Olivier stars as the eccentric Clifford Mortimer, a blind barrister so stubborn and cantankerous that he refuses to acknowledge his sightlessness.
Through the eyes of his son (Alan Bates), we see a voyage of discovery through a childhood of boarding schools, courtroom battles and a garden filled with rituals. Written as an autobiographical account of his earlier life by John Mortimer, creator of Rumpole of the Bailey.
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLQhx5h6zHU
#AVoyageRoundMyFather #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
