The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)

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Release Date: Oct 19, 1984 Wide

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A writer displays a troubling streak of opportunism in his personal and professional lives in this British drama. As the Falkland Islands war rages, journalist and aspiring historical writer James Penfield (Jonathan Pryce) is working on a book that will examine the 1965 Suez crisis in a manner compatible with the current political climate. James is also pursuing Susan Barrington (Charlie Dore), a documentary filmmaker whose mother Ann (Rosemary Harris) is a noted expert on the Suez crisis and an

R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Drama

Directed By: Richard Eyre

In Theaters: Oct 19, 1984 Wide

On DVD: Sep 13, 2005

Cast

Jonathan Pryce
James Penfield
Tim Curry
Jeremy Hancock
Rosemary Harris
Ann Barrington
Frank Finlay
Matthew Fox
Charlie Dore
Susan Barrington
David de Keyser
Gold
Bill Paterson
Lecturer
Polly Abbott
Gold's Assistant
Bob Cortland
Editor
Tim Cuny
Jeremy Hancock
Ken Drury
Young Man at Poetry Rea...
Christopher Fulford
Young Journalist
Nat Jackley
Mr. Penfield
Paul Jesson
Journalist
William Maxwell
Journalist
Andy Rashleigh
Journalist
Ken Shorter
Squash Coach
Peter Walmsley
Bob Tuckett
Anna Wing
Woman at Poetry Reading
Simon Stokes
Edward
Orlando Wells
Tom Fox
Clare Sutcliffe
Jill
Vivienne Chandler
Mom in Commercial
Sandra Voe
Carmen
Peter Birch
Barman
Pearl Hackney
Mrs. Penfield
Cecily Hobbs
Carol
Allan Mitchell
Junior Minister
David Lyon
Newsreader

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I love Tim Curry, which is the reason I thought this might be a decent movie, but it's so slow and boring, I couldn't watch the whole thing, and Curry's only got a scene here and there. The story is very political and talky, I didn't find anything interesting since I don't know much of anything about politics. Overall, I did not like this movie.

March 2, 2011