Ringo | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by |
Neal Israel Pat Proft |
Directed by | Jeff Margolis |
Starring |
Ringo Starr Art Carney Angie Dickinson Mike Douglas Carrie Fisher Vincent Price John Ritter |
Narrated by | George Harrison |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Peter L. Kauff Robert B. Meyrowitz |
Producer(s) |
Ken Ehrlich Garry Blye (associate producer) |
Location(s) | Los Angeles |
Editor(s) |
Pam Marshall Andy Zall |
Production company(s) | D.I.R. Broadcasting Montico Productions |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release |
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Ringo is a 1978 TV movie starring Ringo Starr as a both fictionalized version of himself, and as his fictional half-brother "Ognir Rrats". It also features an all-star cast, including Art Carney, Carrie Fisher and George Harrison. Ringo performs songs from his then-current album Bad Boy and older material. The film's story is loosely based on The Prince and the Pauper.
The program finished 53rd of 65 network prime-time programs for the week.