The Leading Man (1998)

  • R
  • 03/06/1998 (US)
  • Thriller
  • 1h 40m

Indecent. Immoral. Irresistible. It's the role he was born to play.

Overview

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...

John Duigan

Director

Virginia Duigan

Writer

Cast

Jon Bon Jovi's headshot

Jon Bon Jovi

Robin Grange
Anna Galiena's headshot

Anna Galiena

Elena Webb
Lambert Wilson's headshot

Lambert Wilson

Felix Webb
Thandiwe Newton's headshot

Thandiwe Newton

Hilary Rule
Barry Humphries's headshot

Barry Humphries

Humphrey Beal
David Warner's headshot

David Warner

Tod
Patricia Hodge's headshot

Patricia Hodge

Delvene
Diana Quick's headshot

Diana Quick

Susan

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