Providence
movie

A Movie of Rare Intelligence
Released January 25, 1977
Overview
On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.
Cast

Dirk Bogarde
as
Claude Langham

David Warner
as
Kevin Woodford

Ellen Burstyn
as
Sonia Langham

Cyril Luckham
as
Dr. Mark Eddington

John Gielgud
as
Clive Langham

Tanya Lopert
as
Miss Lister

Elaine Stritch
as
Helen Wiener

Denis Lawson
as
Dave Woodford

Kathryn Leigh Scott
as
Miss Boon

Milo Sperber
as
Jenner

Peter Arne
as
Nils

Anna Wing
as
Karen
Crew
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Claude Plouganou
as
Sound Editor

Alain Resnais
as
Director
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Yves Gasser
as
Producer
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Klaus Hellwig
as
Producer

Ricardo Aronovich
as
Director of Photography

Miklós Rózsa
as
Original Music Composer
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Albert Jurgenson
as
Editor
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Michel Fauré
as
Administration
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Roland Pichery
as
Property Master
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Yann Darré
as
Assistant Editor
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Guy Maillet
as
Boom Operator
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Bernard Journoux
as
Electrician