Plot Summary

Shaw's comedy of ideologies looks forty years to the future at the impossibility of government as the British cabinet and monarchy face a day of "crisis" for the country. King Magnus is happy to engage a prime minister seeking to transform the nation into a constitutional monarchy, but who truly rules in this democracy: the king, the government or the businessmen? And do any of them care about the people?

Movie Details

Original Title
The Apple Cart
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Helen Mirren as

Helen Mirren

Nigel Davenport as King Magnus

Nigel Davenport

King Magnus

Prunella Scales as Queen Jemima

Prunella Scales

Queen Jemima

Beryl Reid as Amanda

Beryl Reid

Amanda

Joyce Grant as Lysistrata

Joyce Grant

Lysistrata

Bill Fraser as Boanerges

Bill Fraser

Boanerges

Peter Barkworth as Prime Minister

Peter Barkworth

Prime Minister

Griffith Jones as Foreign Secretary

Griffith Jones

Foreign Secretary

Trevor Baxter as Colonial Secretary

Trevor Baxter

Colonial Secretary

Reg Pritchard as Chancellor of the Exchequer

Reg Pritchard

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Thorley Walters as Home Secretary

Thorley Walters

Home Secretary

Simon Lack as Pamphilius

Simon Lack

Pamphilius

James Leith as Sampronius

James Leith

Sampronius

Bernard Taylor as American Ambassador

Bernard Taylor

American Ambassador

Deborah Makepeace as Princess Royal

Deborah Makepeace

Princess Royal