The Vortex

Name: The Vortex
Director: Philip Dudley
Released: 1969-12-10
Duration: 70 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Margaret Leighton, Alan Melville, Patrick Barr, Jennifer Daniel, Richard Warwick

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The Vortex

*7.0

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Released

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BBC

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1969-12-10

The Vortex

In The Vortex, Coward explores the darker side of the cocktail party set. Emotional blackmail, drug abuse and shattered relationships are minutely observed in this disturbing, early piece from a playwright whose sharp eye was usually more turned towards the light.

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Florence Lancaster

Margaret Leighton

Pawnie

Alan Melville

David Lancaster

Patrick Barr

Helen Saville

Jennifer Daniel

Nicky Lancaster

Richard Warwick