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Director:
Stephen Frears
Writer:
Peter Morgan (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 November 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(49 articles)
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Excellent and compelling more (3 total)

Cast

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David Morrissey ... Gordon Brown

Michael Sheen ... Tony Blair
Frank Kelly ... John Smith
Elizabeth Berrington ... Cherie Blair
Paul Rhys ... Peter Mandelson

Dexter Fletcher ... Charlie Whelan
Glenna Morrison ... Anji Hunter
Matt Blair ... Ed Balls
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stuart Bowman ... Journalist #1
Clare Clifford ... Euro Delegate
Philippe De Grossouvre ... Waiter
Valerie Edmond ... Sheena McDonald
Nick Falk ... Junior Tory Minister
Eilidh Fraser ... Returning officer
Keeley Gainey ... Soap Actress
Ian Hanmore ... Scottish MP #2
Robert Hines ... Political Editor
Gordon Kennedy ... John Brown
Kananu Kirimi ... Press Secretary
Jayne McKenna ... SNP Candidate
Stuart McQuarrie ... Scottish MP #1
Peter Morgan ... TV Interwiever
Gordon Morris ... Party Worker
David Nicholls ... Assistant (as David Holdaway)
John Normington ... Shadow Minister

Jessica Oyelowo ... Make-up Artist
Roshan Rohatgi ... Journalist #2
Joanna Scanlan ... Sue Nye
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
90 min | USA:76 min (HBO Print)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 (DVD rating)
Company:
Granada Television more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Much of the plot is reportedly derived from the book "The Rivals" by James Naughtie. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Despite being set in the 1980s and early 1990s, no attempt has been made to disguise the scenes shot in Central London, so modern cars and buses (as of 2003) are regularly seen behind the characters. more
Movie Connections:
References "EastEnders" (1985) more

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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent and compelling, 23 November 2003
10/10
Author: phantomapple from Cambridge, England

By providing us not only with the political faces of these two great men but with their flawed human underbellies, the director drags us into the heart of the clash - the stylistic differences between Bed and Breakfast (Blair and Brown). What a performance.. Watch the news afterward and you won't know which program was the real one. 10/10

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