UK,
2015, 120 min
(Alternative: 105 min)
Directed by:
Richard EyreCinematography:
Ben SmithardComposer:
Stephen WarbeckCast:
Ian McKellen, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson, Vanessa Kirby, Sarah Lancashire, Edward Fox, Tom Brooke, Helen BradburyPlots(1)
A drama, based on a successful play, about an ageing actor and his personal assistant. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Ian McKellen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/987/163987820_49d6b3.jpg)
Ian McKellen
UK
Best movies:
Pet Shop Boys: Videography (1991) (video compilation)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
![Anthony Hopkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/297/165297927_22daa8.jpg)
Anthony Hopkins
UK
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Father (2020)
![Emily Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/527/163527514_533b47.jpg)
Emily Watson
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
![Vanessa Kirby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/198/164198519_e235ba.jpg)
Vanessa Kirby
UK
Best movies:
A Streetcar Named Desire (2014) (theatrical recording)
About Time (2013)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
![Sarah Lancashire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218619_f0085c.jpg)
Sarah Lancashire
UK
Best movies:
Wuthering Heights (2009) (TV movie)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
The Paradise (2012) (series)
![Edward Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/564/164564144_e2a405.jpg)
Edward Fox
UK
Best movies:
The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Gandhi (1982)
![Tom Brooke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276222_7418f0.jpg)
Tom Brooke
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
King Lear (2014) (theatrical recording)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Helen Bradbury
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
The Paradise (2012) (series)
The Outcast (2015) (series)