The life and death of Peter Sellers

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Label

The life and death of Peter Sellers

Statement of responsibility

HBO Films presents in assoication with BBC Films a DeMann Entertainment and Company Pictures Production, a film by Stephen Hopkins ; produced by Simon Bosanquet ; screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely ; directed by Stephen Hopkins

Contributor

• Markus, Christopher
• McFeely, Stephen
• Rush, Geoffrey, 1951-
• Theron, Charlize
• Tucci, Stanley
• Watson, Emily, 1967-
• Lewis, Roger, 1960-
• HBO Films
• HBO Video (Firm)
• Company Pictures (Firm)
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Bosanquet, Simon, 1948-
• trueFry, Stephen, 1957-
• BBC Films
• Hartley, Richard, (Composer)
• Hopkins, Stephen, 1959-
• Levy, Peter, (Cinematographer)
• De Mann Entertainment
• trueLithgow, John, 1945-
• Margolyes, Miriam

Actor

• Watson, Emily, 1967-
• Tucci, Stanley
• Theron, Charlize
• Rush, Geoffrey, 1951-
• Margolyes, Miriam
• trueLithgow, John, 1945-
• trueFry, Stephen, 1957-

Cinematographer

• Levy, Peter, (Cinematographer)

Composer

• Hartley, Richard, (Composer)

Distributor

• Warner Home Video (Firm)

Film director

• Hopkins, Stephen, 1959-

Film producer

• Bosanquet, Simon, 1948-

Presenter

• HBO Films
• BBC Films

Publisher

• HBO Video (Firm)

Screenwriter

• Markus, Christopher
• McFeely, Stephen

Subject

• Male actors -- Drama
• Melodrama -- Feature
• Men -- Conduct of life
• Men -- Conduct of life -- Drama
• Actores -- Teatro
• Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980 -- Drama
• Television movies
• United States
• Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980
• Biographical films
• DVD-Video discs
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films -- United States
• Hombres -- Conducta (Ética) -- Teatro
• Male actors

Genre

• Melodrama
• Television movies
• Feature films
• trueDrama
• Biographical films
• DVD-Video discs
• Teatro

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Peter Sellers was one of the most gifted British comic actors of his time, perfectly moving from costume to costume and accent to accent in a series of films that ranged from brilliant to awful. Despite his brilliance as an actor, Sellers led a deeply disturbing personal life. The actor is best remembered as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies. Despite his Hollywood success, Peter Sellers' comic virtuosity belied a troubled private life

Awards note

• Primetime Emmy Awards, 2005: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Rush); Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Hopkins); Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Markus, McFeely); [6 others]
• Golden Globes, 2005: Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television; Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Rush).
• Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2005: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (Rush)
• Writers Guild of America, 2006: Long Form - Adapted (Markus, McFeely)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Peter Levy ; art director, John Ralph ; editor, John Smith ; music, Richard Hartley ; costume designer, Jill Taylor ; production designer, Norman Garwood ; visual effects producer, Andrew Fowler

Dewey number

791.43/72

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Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

English dialogue, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.L543 2005

PerformerNote

Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry, Stanely Tucci, Emily Watson

Runtime

120

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action