The Ploughman's Lunch
An age of deceit... A man of our times
Overview
As the UK begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to get what he wants, only to discover that he is the recipient of a deception far more clever than his own.
- Production
- Greenpoint Films, Goldcrest, Film4 Productions
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Cast
Jonathan Pryce
James Penfield
Tim Curry
Jeremy Hancock
Rosemary Harris
Ann Barrington
Frank Finlay
Matthew Fox
Charlie Dore
Susan Barrington
David de Keyser
Gold
Bill Paterson
Lecturer
Orlando Wells
Tom Fox
Nat Jackley
Mr Penfield
Pearl Hackney
Mrs Penfield
Christopher Fulford
Young Journalist
William Maxwell
Journalist
Andy Rashleigh
Journalist
Anna Wing
Woman at Poetry Reading
Ken Drury
Young Man at Poetry Reading
Peter Birch
Barman
Sandra Voe
Carmen
Clare Sutcliffe
Jill
Crew
- Director
- Richard Eyre
- Writers
- Ian McEwan
- Producers
- Ann Scott,Simon Relph
- Cinematography
- Clive Tickner
- Composer
- Dominic Muldowney
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CinemaSerf
June 15, 2025
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