The Leading Man (1996)


The Leading Man
Release Date06 September 1996
TaglineIndecent. Immoral. Irresitible. It's the role he was born to play.
GenreDrama
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixStereo
ColorColor

The Leading Man is a 1996 British romantic drama film directed by John Duigan. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 1996 but was not released in the United States until March 1998. The film is set in London in the winter.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Robin Grange

Elena Webb

Felix Webb

Hilary Rule

Humphrey Beal

Delvene

Susan

Liz Flett

Tam Dean Burn
Henry

Claire Cox
Serena

Laura Austin-Little
Miranda Webb

Danny Worters
Danny Webb

Camilla Ohlsson
Jessie Webb

Harry Jones
Doorman

Sheridan Morley
TV Interviewer

Geoffrey Freshwater
Attendant

Michael Gunn
Technician

Lizzie Spender
Anne

Roz Freeman-Atwood
Caro

Academy Awards Presenter

Robert McDonald
Michael

Andrew Lucre
Rob

Neve McIntosh
Cashier

Ginny Holder
Georgina

James Haggie
Jessie's Friend

Elliott Simon
Toby

Anna Rose
Andrea

David Smidman
George

Georgia Reece
Lotte

Trilby Beresford
Laughing Girl

Woman

Bit Part

Director

John Duigan
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Producer

Virginia Duigan
writer

Peter McAleese
line producer

Bertil Ohlsson
producer

Julia Palau
executive producer

Paul Raphael
producer

Michael Ryan
executive producer

Original Music

Ed Shearmur

Cinematographer

Jean-François Robin
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Editor

Humphrey Dixon
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Casting Director

Jina Jayawardena
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Production Designer

Caroline Hanania
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Art Director

Andrew Munro
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Set Decorator

Trisha Edwards
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Costume Designer

Rachael Fleming
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Makeup Department

Carmel Jackson
makeup artist

Graham Johnston
key makeup artist

Robert McCann
hair styles supervisor, makeup supervisor

Lorna McGowan
makeup assistant

Production Manager

Steve Barker
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Russell Channon
third assistant director

Tommy Gormley
first assistant director

Stuart Renfrew
second assistant director

Art Department

Jacqueline Abrahams
assistant art director

Steve Carter
assistant art director

Damon Earnshaw
art department assistant

Bob Hedges
property master

Mark Hedges
dressing prop

Bob Orr
stand-by props

Robin Thistlewaite
construction manager

Sound Department

Christopher Ackland
supervising sound editor

Tony Cook
boom operator

Joe Gilmore
foley editor

Gordon Greenaway
assistant sound editor

Matt Grimes
sound effects editor

Dean Humphreys
sound re-recording mixer

Nick Lowe
dialogue editor

Stephen McLaughlin
sound recording mixer

Colin Nicolson
sound supervisor

Special Effects

David Harris
special effects

Richard Van Den Bergh
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Ann Aylward
digital assistant editor

Stunts

Peter Brayham
stunt arranger

Camera and Electrical Department

Paul Chedlow
still photographer

Paul Cronin
gaffer

Roger Tooley
Steadicam operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Judith Barkas
wardrobe assistant

Karen Beale
wardrobe mistress

Stephen Noble
wardrobe assistant

Natalie Ward
wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

Andrew Melhuish
first assistant editor

Music Department

Steve Lindsey
music supervisor

Other Crew

Peter Bramwell
stand-in

Mike Carter
assistant location manager

Louise Crichton
assistant script supervisor

Pierre Fabre
crew member: Theatre Royal

Jon Frederiksen
crew member: Theatre Royal

Benjamin Greenacre
production assistant

Sara Gustafsson
stand-in

Michael Charles Hill
distribution and marketing coordinator

Jo Human
assistant to director

Bob Irwin
crew member: Theatre Royal

Neville James
crew member: Theatre Royal

Richard Moffatt
crew member: Theatre Royal

Lulu Morgan
assistant to producer

Sue Quinn
location manager

Pat Rambaut
script supervisor

Stuart Saunders
crew member: Theatre Royal

Shellie Smith
production coordinator

Dianne Twiddy
production accountant

Production Company

BMG Independents
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J&M Entertainment
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Distributor

Concorde-Castle RockTurner

Rialto Film AG

Argentina Video Home

Dutch FilmWorks (DFW)
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Laurenfilm

Laurus Entertainment

Northern Arts Entertainment

Pathé

PlayArte Filmes

Silvio Sardi Communications

VCL Communications GmbH

Special Effects

Evolution FX
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Miscellaneous

Sapex Scripts
post-production script services

Tru-Cut
negative cutting






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