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Traces the life of the popular BBC radio performer as he is catapulted into the limelight to become one of the most significant comedy actors of the twentieth century.

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EAN7321900253963

eBay Product ID (ePID)44821381

Product Key Features

ActorJohn Lithgow, Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron

Film/TV TitleThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen

DirectorStephen Hopkins

FormatDVD

Release Year2005

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesAudio Commentary With Actor Geoffrey Rush And Director Stephen Hopkins\Audio Commentary With Screenwriters Christopher Markus And Stephen McFeeley\8 Deleted Scenes\The Making Of, Widescreen

GenreDrama, Historical

Run Time122 Mins

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Certificate15

Number of Discs1

ReviewsJonathan Ross - Film 2004 - One of the most enjoyable films I've seen this year... A fabulous performance from Geoffrey Rush, Total Film - Charlize Theron perfectly captures Ekland's voluptuous exoticism... Geoffrey Rush's performance is Oscar worthy

Additional InformationA co-production from the BBC and HBO, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS is a compelling dramatisation of the late comic actor's life. Geoffrey Rush (SHINE) stars as Sellers, delivering a remarkable performance that deftly vacillates between the light and dark sides of Sellers' personality. Diving headlong into his character, Rush portrays Sellers' many cinematic triumphs--including a wonderful turn as bumbling detective Inspector Clouseau--as well as offering a harrowing glimpse into his personal life. Taking his radio work with THE GOON SHOW as a starting point, director Stephen Hopkins traces Sellers descent into the hands of his own personal demons. Illustrating how Sellers' relationship with his mother deeply affected him, Hopkins' film progresses to show how his personal failings began to get the better of him. Known for having an uncontrollable temper and succumbing to many bouts of selfish, and explosively violent, temper-tantrums, Sellers hit some remarkable low points in his life. Talking of 'dark nights of the soul' may have become something of a cliche when discussing the private lives of cinematic funnymen, but the beatings that Sellers meted out to several of his wives should be classified as just that. Ultimately, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS is an unflinching portrait of a highly schizophrenic performer who couldn't bring even a modicum of the happiness he gave to millions of people on the cinema screen into his personal life. Despite his talent, it becomes hard, if not impossible, to warm to Sellers, with Hopkins leaving little room for remorse for the late actor, who died from a heart attack in his 54th year.

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleThe Life And Death Of Peter Sellers