The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 film by Stephen Hopkins / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a 2004 biographical film about the life of English comedian Peter Sellers, based on Roger Lewis's book[1] of the same name.[2] It was directed by Stephen Hopkins and stars Geoffrey Rush as Sellers, Miriam Margolyes as his mother Peg Sellers, Emily Watson as his first wife Anne Howe, Charlize Theron as his second wife Britt Ekland, John Lithgow as Blake Edwards, Stephen Fry as Maurice Woodruff and Stanley Tucci as Stanley Kubrick.
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Based on | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers by Roger Lewis |
Screenplay by | Christopher Markus Stephen McFeely |
Directed by | Stephen Hopkins |
Starring | Geoffrey Rush Charlize Theron Emily Watson John Lithgow Miriam Margolyes Peter Vaughan Sonia Aquino Stanley Tucci Stephen Fry |
Music by | Richard Hartley |
Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Simon Bosanquet |
Cinematography | Peter Levy |
Editor | John Smith |
Running time | 121 minutes |
Production companies | HBO Films BBC Films Company Pictures HD Vision Studios Labrador Films De Mann Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | May 21, 2004 (2004-05-21) |
The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Rush won Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.[3] It also won nine Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Rush.[4]