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The Leading Man

1996-12-12 | Thriller
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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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The genre of The Leading Man is Thriller.
The runtime of The Leading Man is 100 minutes.
The director of The Leading Man is John Duigan, the writer is Virginia Duigan.
On May 13, 2024, there were 2729 public reaction to The Leading Man including afterschool special, feeling a little rushed, first timer, indecent character, bamboozled.
The release date of The Leading Man is December 12, 1996.
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....
The certification of The Leading Man is R.
The casts of The Leading Man are Jon Bon Jovi starring as Robin Grange, Anna Galiena starring as Elena Webb, Lambert Wilson starring as Felix Webb, Thandiwe Newton starring as Hilary Rule, Barry Humphries starring as Humphrey Beal, David Warner starring as Tod.
On May 13, 2024, the IMDB rating of The Leading Man is 5.6/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 69/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 5.0/10.