The Leading Man (1996)

The Leading Man | United Kingdom

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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Director

John Duigan

Stars

Jon Bon Jovi
Robin Grange

Anna Galiena
Elena Webb

Lambert Wilson
Felix Webb

Thandie 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

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Keywords

seduction, infidelity, cheating husband, rehearsal

Production

J&M Entertainment, BMG Independents

Actor

Jon Bon Jovi, Anna Galiena, Lambert Wilson, Thandie Newton, Barry Humphries, David Warner, Patricia Hodge, Diana Quick, Harriet Walter, Nicole Kidman, Tam Dean Burn, Claire Cox, Kevin McKidd, Victoria Smurfit, Laura Austin-Little, Danny Worters, Camilla Ohlsson, Geoffrey Freshwater, Neve McIntosh, Ginny Holder, Billie Piper

Creators

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

Alternative titles

Der Karrierist (DE)
Ein Mann mit Erfolg (DE)

Release dates

06.03.1998 (US)
12.12.1996 (DE)