The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
1h 47m
Running Time
May 30, 1983Release Date
The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
1h 47m
Running Time
May 30, 1983Release Date
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Plot.
As England begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to get what he wants, only to discover that he is the recipient of a deception far more clever than his own.
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Cast & Crew.
Jonathan Pryce
James Penfield
Tim Curry
Jeremy Hancock
Rosemary Harris
Ann Barrington
Paul Jesson
Journalist
Frank Finlay
Matthew Fox
Charlie Dore
Susan Barrington
David de Keyser
Gold
Bill Paterson
Lecturer
Orlando Wells
Tom Fox
Nat Jackley
Mr Penfield
Pearl Hackney
Mrs Penfield
Peter Walmsley
Bob Tuckett
Robert Cartland
Editor
Christopher Fulford
Young Journalist
David Lyon
Newsreader
Simon Stokes
Edward
Witold Schejbal
Jacek
William Maxwell
Journalist
Andy Rashleigh
Journalist
Polly Abbott
Gold's Assistant
Anna Wing
Woman at Poetry Reading
Ken Drury
Young Man at Poetry Reading
Richard Cottan
Student at Poetry Reading
Peter Birch
Barman
Ken Shorter
Squash Coach
Libba Davies
Betty
Sandra Voe
Carmen
Andrew Norton
Pete
Cecily Hobbs
Carol
Clare Sutcliffe
Jill
Richard Eyre
Director
David Stephenson
Sound Mixer
Trisha Edwards
Property Buyer
Michael Pickwoad
Art Direction
Simon Relph
Assistant Director / Producer
John Hedges
Construction Manager
Redmond Morris
Production Manager
Roy Cannon
Property Master
Joan Carpenter
Hairdresser
Rita Wakely
Wardrobe Master
Alan John
Accountant
Pat Rambaut
Continuity
Elaine Carew
Makeup Artist
Susie Figgis
Casting Director
Luciana Arrighi
Costume Design
Linda Bruce
Second Assistant Director
Sue Gibson
Clapper Loader
Christopher Figg
Second Assistant Director
Keith Pamplin
Boom Operator
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Des Edwards
Sound Engineer
Jasper Fforde
Production Runner
John Brown
Still Photographer
Leo Davis
Casting Assistant
Michael Parkinson
Assistant Editor
Deborah Barnard
Assistant Accountant
Jeremy Hiles
Clapper Loader
Ted Whitby
Grip
Simon Harris
Assistant Editor
Rachel Neale
Production Assistant
Steve Mcleod
Electrician
Bill Thornhill
Electrician
Nicholas Jenkins
Title Designer
Tom Brown
Gaffer
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
london england
british politics
falklands war
news reporter
norfolk
Wiki.
The Ploughman's Lunch is a 1983 British drama film written by Ian McEwan and directed by Richard Eyre, starring Jonathan Pryce, Tim Curry and Rosemary Harris.
The film examines the mass media in Margaret Thatcher's Britain around the time of the Falklands War. It was part of Channel 4's Film on Four strand, enjoying a critically lauded theatrical release before the television screenings.
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