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Released
2008 · FILM

The Curse of Steptoe

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Written by
Runtime
67 min
DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

In the early 1960s, aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett seizes the opportunity to play the role of junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in the television comedy *Steptoe and Son*. However, the show's success becomes a double-edged sword for him, as it typecasts him and hinders his ambitions in stage acting. Wilfrid Brambell, who portrays his father, faces marginalization in a different form. As a gay man in a period when homosexuality is still illegal in England, he must navigate the challenges of his private life amid the public spotlight.

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Principal cast & crew: 18

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Craft leads on file

Edited by William DiverShot by Ian MossScored by Daniel GiorgettiDesigned by Patrick Bill

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