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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 28, 1967

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Drama

User Score

67%

Original Title

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Production Companies

John Heyman/Peter Watkins Production

Director

Peter Watkins

Description

Britain's biggest pop singer, Steven Shorter, receives unwavering adulation and possesses total control over his rabid fans, which includes nearly the entire population. Yet Shorter is not an autonomous performer -- he is little more than a puppet for the government, promoting whatever agenda they see fit. When a beautiful artist, Vanessa Ritchie, is commissioned to paint his portrait, she pushes Shorter to question his obedience to his manipulative handlers.