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Release Date:
December 12, 1996
Original Title:
The Leading Man
Alternate Titles:
Der Karrierist
Ein Mann mit Erfolg
Genres:
Thriller
Production Companies:
BMG Independents
J&M Entertainment
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
US: R
Runtime: 100
Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with Hilary, a beautiful, fiesty young actress, and is preparing to desert his perfect family, his wife Elena and three lively children. His intolerable situation is further complicated when Humphrey casts Hilary as one of the leads in 'The Hit Man'. Enter Robin Grange, a charismatic young Hollywood actor making his London theatre debut. Robin is attractive, charming and dangerous, and soon inveigles his way into everyone's life. He ingratiates himself with the cast and, quickly grasping Felix's dilemma, sets about weaving his web of mischief. He suggests that if he were to seduce Elena, she would be distracted from Felix's affair, regain her self respect, and perhaps even willingly part from the unfaithful husband to whom she clings...
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Art Direction:
Andrew Munro
Assistant Makeup Artist:
Lorna McGowan
Assistant Sound Editor:
Gordon Greenaway
Casting:
Jina Jayawardena
Costume Design:
Rachael Fleming
Director:
John Duigan
Director of Photography:
Jean-François Robin
Editor:
Humphrey Dixon
Executive Producer:
Julia Palau
Michael Ryan
Hair Supervisor:
Robert McCann
Key Makeup Artist:
Graham Johnston
Line Producer:
Peter McAleese
Makeup Artist:
Carmel Jackson
Makeup Supervisor:
Robert McCann
Original Music Composer:
Edward Shearmur
Producer:
Paul Raphael
Bertil Ohlsson
Production Design:
Caroline Hanania
Set Decoration:
Trisha Edwards
Sound Recordist:
Stephen McLaughlin
Sound Supervisor:
Colin Nicolson
Supervising Sound Editor:
Christopher Ackland
Writer:
Virginia Duigan
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