Quentin Crisp - 1968

The quality of this short film on Quentin Crisp, directed by Denis Mitchell in 1968 (though not shown until 1970), is pretty poor but as the film is so interesting, probably even historic, perhaps this can be forgiven, having been recorded on the out-dated video tape system - and through a badly adjusted analog ariel. It is, nevertheless, a fascinating glimpse into a part of Crisp's life before he became widely known through the 1975 TV movie "The Naked Civil Servant" in which John Hurt's superb performance earned him awards, and later, when Crisp himself became a huge "star" in the US performing his own one-man show, and being the toast of chat shows... (pardon for the intrusion and striations at about 23.00...)