The Leading Man

The Leading Man (1996)

Indecent. Immoral. Irresistible. It's the role he was born to play.

  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release Date: 1996-12-12
  • User Rating: 5.2/10 from 19 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: J&M Entertainment
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: John Duigan
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Summary

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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  • Jon Bon Jovi

    as Robin Grange

  • Anna Galiena

    as Elena Webb

  • Lambert Wilson

    as Felix Webb

  • Thandiwe Newton

    as Hilary Rule

  • Barry Humphries

    as Humphrey Beal

  • David Warner

    as Tod

  • Patricia Hodge

    as Delvene

  • Diana Quick

    as Susan

  • Harriet Walter

    as Liz Flett

  • Nicole Kidman

    as Academy Awards Presenter

  • Tam Dean Burn

    as Henry

  • Claire Cox

    as Serena

  • Kevin McKidd

    as Ant

  • Victoria Smurfit

    as Annabel

  • Laura Austin-Little

    as Miranda Webb

  • Danny Worters

    as Danny Webb

  • Camilla Ohlsson

    as Jessie Webb

  • Geoffrey Freshwater

    as Attendant

  • Neve McIntosh

    as Cashier

  • Ginny Holder

    as Georgina

  • Billie Piper

    as Girl (uncredited)
Directing John Duigan Director
Writing Virginia Duigan Writer
Costume & Make-Up Rachael Fleming Costume Design
Editing Humphrey Dixon Editor
Art Caroline Hanania Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Carmel Jackson Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Robert McCann Hair Supervisor
Sound Stephen McLaughlin Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Graham Johnston Key Makeup Artist
Production Peter McAleese Line Producer
Production Paul Raphael Producer
Production Michael Ryan Executive Producer
Sound Ed Shearmur Original Music Composer
Camera Jean-François Robin Director of Photography
Art Trisha Edwards Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Robert McCann Makeup Supervisor
Sound Christopher Ackland Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Colin Nicolson Sound Supervisor
Art Andrew Munro Art Direction
Production Jina Jayawardena Casting
Sound Gordon Greenaway Assistant Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up Lorna McGowan Assistant Makeup Artist
Production Julia Palau Executive Producer
Production Bertil Ohlsson Producer

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