The Grotesque (1995)
1h 39m
Running Time
September 9, 1995Release Date
Plot.
Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?
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Cast & Crew.
Alan Bates
Sir Hugo Coal
Theresa Russell
Lady Harriet Coal
Sting
Fledge
Lena Headey
Cleo Coal
Jim Carter
George Lecky
Anna Massey
Mrs. Giblet
Trudie Styler
Doris / Producer
Maria Aitken
Lavinia Freebody
James Fleet
Inspector Limp
Steven Mackintosh
Sidney Giblet
John Mills
Sir Edward Cleghorn
Chris Barnes
Johm Lecky
Timothy Kightley
Harbottle
Richard Durden
Sykes-Herring
Nick Lucas
Hubert Cleggie
Annette Badland
Connie Babblehump
David Henry
Freddy Hoygh
Bob Goody
Father Pim
Edward Jewesbury
Sir Edward Tome
David Killick
Sir Humphrey Stoker
Geoffrey Freshwater
Jury Foreman
Jeffry Wickham
Justice Congreve
Michael Cronin
Dr. Walter Dendrite
Eleanor Church
Nurse
John-Paul Davidson
Director
Patrick McGrath
Novel / Screenplay
Anne Dudley
Original Music Composer
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Anita Sumner
Associate Producer
John Kay
Line Producer
Stephen Evans
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 9, 1995
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Grotesque (also known as Grave Indiscretion and Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets) is a 1995 British film by John-Paul Davidson, adapted from the 1989 novel of the same name by Patrick McGrath. It stars Alan Bates, Lena Headey, Theresa Russell and Sting.
Costume Designer Colleen Atwood worked on the film, and McGrath's wife, actress Maria Aitken, performed in a supporting role.
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