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The Ritz Cinema is a former cinema in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, built in 1935. It closed as a cinema in 1999, and was later a restaurant. From December 2024 it is a nightclub and live venue, The Complex. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]
Richard Burton publicity photo for Prince of Players (1955). Richard Burton (10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor who had an extensive career primarily on stage and in film.
Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr. on 10 November 1925 in a house at 2 Dan-y-bont in Pontrhydyfen, Glamorgan, Wales. [11] [12] He was the twelfth of thirteen children born into the Welsh-speaking family of Richard Walter Jenkins Sr. (5 March 1876– 25 March 1957), [13] and Edith Maude Jenkins (née Thomas; 28 January 1883 - 31 October 1927).
Burton normally earned $1,000,000 per film but agreed to make Villain for no salary in exchange for a larger percentage of the profits. "These are the times of economies for everyone making pictures," said Burton, "And actually working this way – if you can afford it and don't mind waiting for your money – is far more exciting for the actor.
Aside from the episode, Koster described Burton as calm towards him and de Havilland throughout production. [9] Before agreeing to appear in the movie, Burton was determined to hold out for a fee of 7,000 English pounds (equivalent to £254,410 in 2023) (at the time, about $18,000 USD). He was surprised to learn that Fox offered him $50,000.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold is a 1965 British spy film based on the 1963 novel of the same name by John le Carré.The film stars Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, and Oskar Werner.
The film was shown at the Chicago Film Festival and released, alongside the teen drama Tex, for two weeks in one Los Angeles cinema. This was followed by Burton's first live-action production, Hansel and Gretel, a Japanese-themed adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale for the Disney Channel, which climaxes in a kung fu fight between Hansel ...
Film critic Dan Callahan at Senses of Cinema writes: “For all its unintentional humor, and far-out miscasting, Boom! is actually a fairly good adaptation of a beautiful late Williams play.” [19] Contemporary critics were especially disparaging that the Burtons were cast as the protagonists for William’s play.