Mr Burton Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: Based on a remarkable true story, discover how the poor son of a miner became one of the greatest actors the world has ever known, with the help of an unlikely mentor.
In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war, and his own ambitions. However, a new opportunity arises when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton (BAFTA winner Toby Jones).
Taking Richard under his wing, the young man thrives thanks to Philip’s strict tutelage and the guidance of kindly landlady, Ma Smith (Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville). However, as the acting world comes within Richard’s reach, the burden of his past risks holding him back forever.
In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war, and his own ambitions. However, a new opportunity arises when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton (BAFTA winner Toby Jones).
Taking Richard under his wing, the young man thrives thanks to Philip’s strict tutelage and the guidance of kindly landlady, Ma Smith (Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville). However, as the acting world comes within Richard’s reach, the burden of his past risks holding him back forever.
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00:01Mr. Burton?
00:05Do you have everything you need, Mr. Burton?
00:08Yes, thank you, ma'am.
00:11Whose is this?
00:13That's mine, sir.
00:14Henry V, prologue, by heart.
00:19All for a muse of fire, they were saying.
00:21The brightest heaven of invention.
00:23That'll do.
00:24It's not much of a punishment, to be honest with you.
00:26I bloody loved her.
00:30I shan't have this family falling short any longer.
00:34Mr. Burton, I want to be an actor.
00:37To be an actor, you will need to move in certain social spheres.
00:43Bring it to your mouth.
00:49I would like you to scream.
00:55Everything alright up there, is it?
00:56Yes, thank you.
00:58There's a new scholarship to study at Oxford University.
01:02The boy's name is Jenkins.
01:04He owes his burden.
01:05It will inevitably lead to questions.
01:10Adopt me.
01:14Hello, daddy, me.
01:19I can't stand her anymore.
01:20Scared and hunted.
01:22That's how he's been, right from the start.
01:28No!
01:33Richard Burton.
01:35This play is everything we worked for, and I am terrified.
01:41This is the chance to establish yourself as a classical actor
01:44in the most prestigious theatre in the world.
01:47Me, understudy to the drunken son of a drunken bloody milo.
01:54Do you not understand the magnitude of that?
01:57Make something of yourself.