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Release Date:
26 August 2004 (Australia)
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Tagline:
Never judge a man by his cover. more
Plot:
The feature adaptation of Roger Lewis' book about the actor best remembered as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes.
Another 17 wins
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23 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(20 articles)
In a World Starved For Great Comedy, Why Not Revisit Some Stellar Sellers?
(From Huffington Post. 22 September 2009, 11:55 AM, PDT)
Ratings For Tony Awards Jump -- So Do NBA's
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 8 June 2009, 2:43 AM, PDT)
(From Huffington Post. 22 September 2009, 11:55 AM, PDT)
Ratings For Tony Awards Jump -- So Do NBA's
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 8 June 2009, 2:43 AM, PDT)
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Lows and Lowers among Highs and Highers
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Geoffrey Rush | ... | Peter Sellers | |
| Charlize Theron | ... | Britt Ekland | |
| Emily Watson | ... | Anne Sellers | |
| John Lithgow | ... | Blake Edwards | |
| Miriam Margolyes | ... | Peg Sellers | |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | Bill Sellers | |
| Sonia Aquino | ... | Sophia Loren | |
| Stanley Tucci | ... | Stanley Kubrick | |
| Stephen Fry | ... | Maurice Woodruff | |
| Henry Goodman | ... | Dennis Selinger | |
| Alison Steadman | ... | Casting Agent | |
| Peter Gevisser | ... | Ted Levy | |
| David Robb | ... | Dr. Lyle Wexler | |
| Edward Tudor-Pole | ... | Spike Milligan (as Edward Tudor Pole) | |
| Steve Pemberton | ... | Harry Secombe |
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122 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:13 |
Germany:12 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) |
Iceland:L |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A |
Czech Republic:12 |
Finland:K-11 |
Netherlands:12 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
Singapore:M18
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Won the most Emmys for a made for television movie without winning the actual made for television movie award.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Sellers shaves off his beard in the airplane lavatory, but has a healthy five o'clock shadow when he emerges seconds later.
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Quotes:
Peter Sellers:
Can't I have your support?
Anne Sellers: You've always had my support. It's my patience that I'm not so sure about.
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Anne Sellers: You've always had my support. It's my patience that I'm not so sure about.
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Movie Connections:
References A Shot in the Dark (1964)
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Space Oddity
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Biopics are a devilish thing. Is as if the subject himself boycotted the operation from beyond the grave. The ultimate breach of privacy, isn't it? One feels like a voyeur, compelled and revolted at the same time. Goeffrey Rush's brilliant portrayal makes things even worse, I mean better, no I meant worse. A life of massive ups and downs for public consumption. Peter Sellers with a Cary Grant complex and a talent bigger than himself told in bits and pieces. To the ones who know about Sellers is a rather frustrating experience. Dr.Strangelove yes but not Lolita? The relationship with Blake Edwards deserves a movie of its own. The first massive heart attack was during Billy Wilder's "Kiss Me Stupid" but there is no mention of that. I know that to compress such a life without a structure within a two hour film it's an impossible task so what we're left with is a courageous attempt at tell us the sickly existence of one the greatest that ever was, a superlative performance by Goeffrey Rush, an astonishing Charlize Theron as Britt Eckland and very little else. I suppose that should be enough. Yes, it should, shouldn't it?