Misbehaviour (2020)

March 12, 2020 (GB) • Drama, History, Comedy • 107m

Overview

A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.

Director

Philippa Lowthorpe

Writers

Rebecca Frayn, Gaby Chiappe, Rebecca Frayn

Top Billed

Keira Knightley

Keywords

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Top Billed Cast

Keira Knightley

Sally Alexander

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada

Jessie Buckley

Jo Robinson

Keeley Hawes

Julia Morley

Phyllis Logan

Evelyn Alexander

Lesley Manville

Dolores Hope

Rhys Ifans

Eric Morley

Greg Kinnear

Bob Hope

John Heffernan

Gareth

Suki Waterhouse

Sandra Anne Wolsfeld - Miss USA

Ruby Bentall

Sarah

Alexa Davies

Sue

Lily Newmark

Jane

Loreece Harrison

Pearl Janssen - Miss Africa South

Clara Rosager

Maj Christel Johansson - Miss Sweden

Emma Corrin

Jillian Jessup - Miss South Africa

Daniel Tiplady

Archie

Kajsa Mohammar

Eva Rueber-Staier

Stephen Boxer

Professor Davidson

Justin Salinger

Bearded Marxist Professor

Maya Kelly

Abi

Jo Herbert

Sheila

Ed Eales White

Journalist 1

Jonathan Rhodes

Journalist 2

Eileen O'Higgins

Joan Billings

Laurel Lefkow

Bob's Secretary

Amanda Lawrence

Miss Gilboy

Samuel Blenkin

Lawrence

Nicholas Nunn

Jeremy

Robert Irons

Newsreader

Jojo Macari

Dave

Luke Thompson

Peter Hain

Miles Jupp

Clive

Polly Kemp

Mrs Day

Brig Bennett

Mrs McKenzie

Katy Carmichael

Margaret

Sam Alexander

Reporter

Emma D'Arcy

Hazel

Clarence Smith

Prime Minister Gairy

Thomas Smart

Ambassador of Indonesia

Charlotte Spencer

Marjorie Jones

Rupert Vansittart

Lord Bly

John Sackville

Robin Day

Lily Travers

Anna - Air Hostess

Isis Hainsworth

Jenny

Mary Higgins

Catherine

Victor Gardener

Head of Security

Nicholas Murchie

BBC Broadcaster

Edmund Digby-Jones

Floor Manager Neville

Charlie Anson

Michael Aspel

Ria Zmitrowicz

Mair

Jennifer Hosten

Self

Sally Alexander

Self

Jo Robinson

Self

Pearl Janssen

Self

Eric Morley

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kemal Shah

Mecca Man

Crew

Philippa Lowthorpe

Director

Rebecca Frayn

Story

Jenny Borgars

Executive Producer

Chris Lahr

Production Executive

Suzanne Mackie

Producer

Sarah Wheale

Producer

Cameron McCracken

Executive Producer

Andrea Scarso

Executive Producer

Gaby Chiappe

Screenplay

Rebecca Frayn

Screenplay

Andy Harries

Executive Producer

Rebecca Frayn

Executive Producer

Rose Garnett

Executive Producer

Natascha Wharton

Executive Producer

Zac Nicholson

Director of Photography

Cristina Casali

Production Design

Úna Ní Dhonghaíle

Editor

Charlotte Walter

Costume Design

Jill Sweeney

Makeup Designer

Jill Sweeney

Hair Designer

Dickon Hinchliffe

Original Music Composer

Nina Gold

Casting

Toni Staples

First Assistant Director

Beth Timbrell

Unit Production Manager

Polly Duval

Post Production Supervisor

Freya Pinsent

Finance

Martin Beresford

Production Sound Mixer

Sion Clarke

Supervising Art Director

Jen Moss

Music Supervisor

Niv Adiri

Supervising Sound Editor

Niv Adiri

Sound Designer

Peter Byrne

First Assistant Camera

Abigail Catto

Second Assistant Camera

Nathan Lloyd

Assistant Camera

Rob Carter

Steadicam Operator

Rob Carter

Camera Operator

Harry Bennett-Snewin

Digital Imaging Technician

Paddy Driscoll

Camera Trainee

Andy Woodcock

Grip

Ian Ogden

Grip

Sean Kelly

Assistant Grip

Kerry Gill-Pryde

Script Editor

Carole Salisbury

Script Supervisor

Scott Eaton

Production Supervisor

Dorothee Freytag

Production Coordinator

Daniella Baggaley

Assistant Production Coordinator

Chelcie Harman

Production Assistant

Rajneet Jabbal

Assistant Accountant

Jo Tew

Second Assistant Director

James Reid

Third Assistant Director

Mark Johnstone

Crowd Assistant Director

Amy King

Crowd Assistant Director

Vlad Cirdeiu

Set Production Assistant

Sam Courtney

Set Production Assistant

Laura Southall

Stand In

Beatrice Bowdon

Actor's Assistant

Lee James

Sound Assistant

Julian Bale

Sound Assistant

William Conacher

Dialect Coach

Holly Morpeth

Art Direction

Paddy Paddison

Standby Art Director

Guy Bevitt

Assistant Art Director

Emma Painter

Assistant Art Director

Lawrence Barford

Draughtsman

Louis Burnett

Graphic Designer

Indigo Rumbelow

Art Department Assistant

Claudia Parker

Set Decoration

Clare Porritt

Assistant Set Decoration

Dan Pitt

Set Buyer

Elin Stone

Petty Cash Buyer

Rachel Garlick

Storyboard Artist

Ewan Robertson

Property Master

Dan Pye

Dressing Prop

Tony Knight

Dressing Prop

Bob Thorne

Dressing Prop

Aaron Gilbert

Dressing Prop

Jake Moynihan

Dressing Prop

Gary Locke

Dressing Prop

Hannah Walter

Costume Supervisor

Kate Eden

Assistant Costume Designer

Jason Marshall

Principal Costumer

Anna Spencer

Principal Costumer

Lizzie Moul

Principal Costumer

Debbi Salmon

Hair Supervisor

Debbi Salmon

Makeup Supervisor

Rowena Dean

Hairstylist

Rowena Dean

Makeup Artist

Sarah Johnson

Hairstylist

Sarah Johnson

Makeup Artist

Angie White

Makeup Trainee

Katie Wallis

Makeup Trainee

Russell Daly

Construction Manager

Ian Davie

Carpenter

Chris Westwood

Carpenter

Raff Pereira

Carpenter

Tessa Scott

Painter

Matt Amos

Painter

Amanda Waddington

Painter

Kate Butner

Painter

Andrew 'Wiggy' Smith

Standby Carpenter

Jonny Franklin

Gaffer

Tom Guy

Best Boy Electric

Martin Taylor

Rigging Gaffer

Westley Agius

Electrician

William Sheffield

Electrician

Jerdan Taylor

Electrician

John Malaney

Electrician

Davey Mayes

Generator Operator

Tom Howard

Location Manager

Jack Leary

Assistant Location Manager

Harriet Wharton

Assistant Location Manager

Lauren Chambers

Unit Manager

Daniel Leebody

Location Assistant

Tim Smart

Security Coordinator

Roy Williams

Security

Ron Bird

Security

Adam Waine

Security

Tony Singh

Security

Stuart Sumpton

Security

Josh Renshaw

Security

Sarah Franzl

Stunt Coordinator

Belinda McGinley

Stunt Double

Lucy Allen

Stunt Double

James Grogan

Stunts

Lloyd Bass

Stunts

Matt Da Silva

Stunts

Joe Paxton

Stunts

Lucy Amos

Casting Associate

Sacha Garrett

Casting Assistant

Adrian Wilkinson

Unit Medic

Johnny O'Neill

Driver

Louise Cornwell

Driver

Huseyin Pehlivan

Driver

Fergus Cotter

Driver

Tomas Piekus

Driver

Mark Rimpo

Driver

Sam Renton

Second Unit Director of Photography

John Ellis Evans

Additional Camera

Dora Krolikowska

Additional First Assistant Camera

Jack Sands

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Jessica Saunders

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Chris Reynolds

Special Effects Supervisor

Alistair Poulter

Special Effects Technician

Izabella Curry

First Assistant Editor

Gillian Dodders

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Gillian Dodders

Supervising ADR Editor

Ben Barker

Sound Designer

Danny Freemantle

Sound Effects Editor

Robert Malone

Sound Effects Editor

Dayo James

Assistant Sound Editor

Nick Freemantle

Assistant Sound Editor

Julia Barker

Assistant Sound Editor

Niv Adiri

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brendan Nicholson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jemma Riley-Tolch

Foley Mixer

Lilly Blazewicz

Foley Editor

Zoe Freed

Foley Artist

Rebecca Heathcote

Foley Artist

James Gregory

ADR Mixer

Simon Hughes

Visual Effects Supervisor

Zafar Janjua

Visual Effects Producer

Dillan Nicholls

Digital Effects Supervisor

Jolien Buijs

Visual Effects Coordinator

Alexander Ha

CG Artist

Tom Hurd

CG Artist

Matt Moult

CG Artist

Noel O'Malley

CG Supervisor

Michele Fabbro

VFX Artist

Marcelo Sousa

VFX Artist

Nicholas Zissimos

Compositing Lead

Andrea Aceto

Compositor

Lindsey Lo Presti

Compositor

Ralph Dubber

Compositor

Callum Mcnulty

Compositor

Erdem Gonulay

Compositor

Jose Alberto Pino

Compositor

Jacob Green

Compositor

Hannah Sornay

Compositor

Vicki Juhasz

Compositor

Christopher Tang

Compositor

Joanna Barcikowska

Rotoscoping Artist

Tom Mortelette

Rotoscoping Artist

Tord Liljedahl Tønnesen

Rotoscoping Artist

Vanessa Taylor

Digital Colorist

Marie Fernandes

Digital Intermediate Producer

Richard Cradick

Online Editor

Nicki Foster

Unit Publicist

Jonathan Rutter

Unit Publicist

Parisa Taghizadeh

Still Photographer

Toby James

Epk Producer

Hugo Currie

Epk Camera Operator

Rob Holloway

Vehicles Coordinator

Paul Newbury

Catering Head Chef

Dave Jones

Camera Truck

Rachael Ellis

Executive In Charge Of Post Production

Richard Todd

Production Coordinator

Jess Leech

Production Coordinator

Charlotte Fitzgerald

Producer's Assistant

Hilary Benson

Production Director

Sophie Badman

Post Production Assistant

Jennifer Hosten

Production Consultant

Peter Cobbin

Score Engineer

Peter Cobbin

Scoring Mixer

Kirsty Whalley

Score Engineer

Kirsty Whalley

Scoring Mixer

Dickon Hinchliffe

Music Arranger

Simon Hale

Conductor

Lucy Wilkins

Orchestrator

Alison Garner

Vocals

Gina Foster

Vocals

Ralph Salmins

Musician

Timeri Duplat

Music Editor

Helen Miles

Sound Mix Technician

Andrew Caller

Sound Mix Technician

Reviews

SWITCH.

⭐ 7/10

October 31, 2020

'Misbehaviour' may fall into the formulaic territory at times, but that's not a bad thing - the story of what happened at the 1970 Miss World competition is a powerful one that deserves to be remembered.
- Chris dos Santos

Read Chris' full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-misbehaviour-were-not-beautiful-were-not-ugly-were-angry