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The Leading Man( 1996)

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

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...

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jon Bon Jovi

      Robin Grange

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      Anna Galiena

      Elena Webb

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      Lambert Wilson

      Felix Webb

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      Thandiwe Newton

      Hilary Rule

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      Barry Humphries

      Humphrey Beal

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      David Warner

      Tod

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      Patricia Hodge

      Delvene

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      Diana Quick

      Susan

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      Harriet Walter

      Liz Flett

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      Nicole Kidman

      Academy Awards Presenter

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      Tam Dean Burn

      Henry

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      Claire Cox

      Serena

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      Kevin McKidd

      Ant

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      Victoria Smurfit

      Annabel

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      Laura Austin-Little

      Miranda Webb

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      Danny Worters

      Danny Webb

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      Camilla Ohlsson

      Jessie Webb

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      Geoffrey Freshwater

      Attendant

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      Neve McIntosh

      Cashier

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      Ginny Holder

      Georgina

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      Billie Piper

      Girl (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • infidelity
    • seduction
    • rehearsal