Film
The film version of I Want What I Want (1972) starred Anne Heywood as the protagonist, Roy/Wendy; Harry Andrews as Roy's father; Jill Bennett as Margaret Stevenson; Paul Rogers as Mr. Waites; Michael Coles as Frank; Sheila Reid as June; and Virginia Stride as Shirley.
Other cast members include Daphne Anderson, John Baskcomb, and Paul Prescott. The film, which is also known as I Want What I Want--To Be a Woman, was produced by Raymond Stross and directed by John Dexter.
I Want What I Want helped to pave the way for the release of many other transvestite and transsexual films or films that contain scenes or references to transsexuality.
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