Movie
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Overview
The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected his loved ones and sacrificed part of his own personality to convincingly create that of his many memorable characters.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-10-01
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Company Pictures, DeMann Entertainment Company
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers
- Charlize Theron as Britt Ekland
- John Lithgow as Blake Edwards
- Miriam Margolyes as Peg Sellers
- Stephen Fry as Maurice Woodruff
- Stanley Tucci as Stanley Kubrick
- Emily Watson as Anne Sellers
- Henry Goodman as Dennis Selinger
- Steve Pemberton as Harry Secombe
- Sonia Aquino as Sophia Loren
- Alison Steadman as Casting Agent
- Edward Tudor-Pole as Spike Milligan
Crew
- Stephen Hopkins - Director
- Christopher Markus - Screenplay
- Stephen McFeely - Screenplay
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