The Leading Man
Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with Hilary, a beautiful, fiesty young actress, and is preparing to desert his perfect family, his wife Elena and three lively children. His intolerable situation is further complicated when Humphrey casts Hilary as one of the leads in 'The Hit Man'. Enter Robin Grange, a charismatic young Hollywood actor making his London theatre debut. Robin is attractive, charming and dangerous, and soon inveigles his way into everyone's life. He ingratiates himself with the cast and, quickly grasping Felix's dilemma, sets about weaving his web of mischief. He suggests that if he were to seduce Elena, she would be distracted from Felix's affair, regain her self respect, and perhaps even willingly part from the unfaithful husband to whom she clings...
Release Date
December 12, 1996Runtime
100 minRating
RGenres
ThrillerDirected by
John DuiganWritten by
Virginia DuiganLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Jon Bon Jovi
Robin GrangeAnna Galiena
Elena WebbLambert Wilson
Felix WebbThandiwe Newton
Hilary RuleBarry Humphries
Humphrey BealDavid Warner
TodPatricia Hodge
DelveneDiana Quick
SusanHarriet Walter
Liz FlettNicole Kidman
Academy Awards PresenterTam Dean Burn
HenryClaire Cox
SerenaKevin McKidd
AntVictoria Smurfit
AnnabelNeve McIntosh
CashierGinny Holder
GeorginaBillie Piper
Girl (uncredited)Images
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The Leading Man Trailer 1996
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