A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
Vincent Price
as Edward Lionheart
Diana Rigg
as Edwina Lionheart
Ian Hendry
as Peregrine Devlin
Harry Andrews
as Trevor Dickman
Coral Browne
as Chloe Moon
Robert Coote
as Oliver Larding
Jack Hawkins
as Solomon Psaltery
Michael Hordern
as George Maxwell
Arthur Lowe
as Horace Sprout
Robert Morley
as Meredith Merridew
Dennis Price
as Hector Snipe
Milo O’Shea
as Inspector Boot
