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Afternoon of a Nymph

Afternoon of a Nymph

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Afternoon of a Nymph

1962

0h 58m

10.0(1 votes)

TV Movie

Drama

Overview

An agent invites his young starlet to a party, to meet all the right people. A chance to move on from the commercials she has been doing, to bigger roles and maybe stardom. However while she is there, she realizes there is a price to pay...

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ABC Weekend Television

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Janet Munro

Janet Munro

Elaine

Ian Hendry

Ian Hendry

David Simpson

Peter Butterworth

Peter Butterworth

Ronnie Grimble

Patrick Holt

Patrick Holt

Rogers

Aubrey Morris

Aubrey Morris

Joe

Jocelyn Lane

Jocelyn Lane

Ginger

Jeremy Lloyd

Jeremy Lloyd

Lord Tony Bright

Betty Baskcomb

Elaine's Mother

William Gaunt

William Gaunt

Romeo

David Bauer

David Bauer

Mr. Greene

Creative team

Directed by: Philip Saville
Written by: Robert Muller
Produced by: Sydney Newman

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