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
Rosemary Harris
Ann Barrington
William Maxwell
Journalist
Paul Jesson
Journalist
Frank Finlay
Matthew Fox
Andy Rashleigh
Journalist
Christopher Fulford
Young Journalist
Bill Paterson
Lecturer
David Lyon
Newsreader
Orlando Wells
Tom Fox
David de Keyser
Gold
Nat Jackley
Mr Penfield
Polly Abbott
Gold's Assistant
Pearl Hackney
Mrs Penfield
Tim Curry
Jeremy Hancock
Peter Walmsley
Bob Tuckett
Charlie Dore
Susan Barrington
Richard Eyre
Director
Robert Cartland
Editor
Ian McEwan
Writer
Simon Relph
Producer
Simon Stokes
Edward
Ann Scott
Producer
Witold Schejbal
Jacek
Dominic Muldowney
Composer
Clive Tickner
Cinematographer
David Martin
Editor
Susie Figgis
CastingDirector
Luciana Arrighi
ProductionDesigner
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
Roy Cannon
Property Master
David Stephenson
Sound Mixer
Trisha Edwards
Property Buyer
Redmond Morris
Production Manager
John Hedges
Construction Manager
Rita Wakely
Wardrobe Master
Alan John
Accountant
Joan Carpenter
Hairdresser
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Deborah Barnard
Assistant Accountant
Michael Pickwoad
Art Direction
Elaine Carew
Makeup Artist
Christopher Figg
Second Assistant Director
Rachel Neale
Production Assistant
Michael Parkinson
Assistant Editor
Simon Harris
Assistant Editor
Jasper Fforde
Production Runner
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 which stars Jonathan Pryce, Tim Curry and Rosemary Harris.
The film looks at the media world 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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