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John Mortimer: A Life in Words

Directed by Lawrence Elman
2009    59m
7.5
Examines the thoughts and observations of writer, raconteur and national treasure, Sir John Mortimer. Enjoying a successful career as a QC before becoming a full-time writer, a staunch defender of civil liberties who was involved in the Oz magazine obscenity trial in the 1960s and the man who won the Sex Pistols the right to put the word 'bollocks' in the title of their infamous album. Opinionated and unconventional, Mortimer persisted in speaking out against the ludicrous ways in which politicians try to curtail our liberties and, very often, our fun. This characteristic outspokenness is delivered with such gentlemanly charm and wit that he continues to be admired and adored by all.
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Cast of John Mortimer: A Life in Words
  • John MortimerSelf
  • Ross BentleySelf
  • Melvyn BraggSelf
  • Sinéad CusackSelf
  • Joanna DavidSelf
  • Michael HowardSelf
  • Neil KinnockSelf
  • Kathy LetteSelf
  • Jon LordSelf
  • Ann MallalieuSelf
  • Jean MarshSelf
  • Emily MortimerSelf
  • Jeremy MortimerSelf
  • Penny MortimerSelf
  • Rosie MortimerSelf
  • Geoffrey RobertsonSelf
  • Sally SilvermanSelf
  • Mary WhitehouseSelf
  • Lawrence ElmanSelf - Narrator

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