Mr. Burton

IMDb link: 5171016
IMDb rating: 7.1 (2,692 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography
Director: Marc Evans
Cast: Lesley Manville, Toby Jones, Aneurin Barnard, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Harry Lawtey, Mali O'Donnell and others

Release date: 4 Apr 2025
Release year: 2025
Runtime: 124 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Ireland
Keywords: wales, cathedral, reference to james joyce, rugby, oxford university, voice lesson, reference to pygmalion by george bernard shaw, welsh accent, binge drinking, lodging

Plot:

MR BURTON is a Feature Drama charting the relationship between a Port Talbot school teacher and a wild young school boy called Richie Jenkins, who was the son of a boozy miner. Richie dreamed of becoming an actor and Philip recognized his raw talent, tutored him and became his adoptive father. This film is the story of how Richie Jenkins was turned into Richard Burton the greatest star Wales has ever produced and who later said of Philip Burton that 'I owe him everything'.

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