The Leading Man

Synopsis

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...

Main Cast

Jon Bon Jovi

Robin Grange

Age : 62 | Popularity : 8%

Anna Galiena

Elena Webb

Age : 69 | Popularity : 13%

Lambert Wilson

Felix Webb

Age : 65 | Popularity : 28%

Thandiwe Newton

Hilary Rule

Age : 51 | Popularity : 66%

Barry Humphries

Humphrey Beal

Age : 90 | Popularity : 8%

David Warner

Tod

Age : 82 | Popularity : 19%

Patricia Hodge

Delvene

Age : 77 | Popularity : 6%

Diana Quick

Susan

Age : 77 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

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

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