The Leading Man (1996)
Overview
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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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 2.988 |
Directed By
John Duigan
Crew
John Duigan
Virginia Duigan
Julia Palau
Bertil Ohlsson
Andrew Munro
Christopher Ackland
Gordon Greenaway
Peter McAleese
Carmel Jackson
Lorna McGowan
Edward Shearmur
Paul Raphael
Robert McCann
Stephen McLaughlin
Michael Ryan
Humphrey Dixon
Caroline Hanania
Trisha Edwards
Colin Nicolson
Jina Jayawardena
Graham Johnston
Jean-François Robin
Rachael Fleming
Robert McCann
Simon Finney
TOP CAST
Jon Bon Jovi
Robin Grange
Anna Galiena
Elena Webb
Lambert Wilson
Felix Webb
Thandiwe Newton
Hilary Rule
Barry Humphries
Humphrey Beal
David Warner
Tod
Patricia Hodge
Delvene
Diana Quick
Susan
Harriet Walter
Liz Flett
Nicole Kidman
Academy Awards Presenter
Tam Dean Burn
Henry
Claire Cox
Serena
Kevin McKidd
Ant
Victoria Smurfit
Annabel
Laura Austin-Little
Miranda Webb
Danny Worters
Danny Webb
Camilla Ohlsson
Jessie Webb
Geoffrey Freshwater
Attendant
Neve McIntosh
Cashier
Ginny Holder
Georgina
Billie Piper
Girl (uncredited)