Who's Who

1979 1h 13m EN

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 9

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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Slice-of-life look at class divisions among employees of a brokerage house. Alan, with his portrait of the Queen and love of the peerage; his wife April, who raises cats; youthful and pretentious friends Nigel, Giles, and Anthony, who gather for a wine-soaked dinner party with the chatty and risque Samantha and the mousy Caroline; the plummy Lord and Lady Crouchurst, in a spot of bother needing the help of Francis, a senior partner, to assist with the family's cash flow. Alan comes home from work to find Mr. Shakespeare doing a photo shoot of one of April's cats and a wealthy stranger, Miss Hunt, waiting to purchase one. His instincts for sycophantic palaver kick in.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Richard Kane
Alan
Joolia Cappleman
April
Phil Davis
Kevin
Simon Chandler
Nigel
Felicity Dean
Caroline
Adam Norton
Giles
Graham Seed
Anthony
Catherine Hall
Samantha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mike Leigh
Writers: Mike Leigh
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Mike Leigh's Play For Today" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mike Leigh, shot by John Else. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Lovett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Richard Kane and Joolia Cappleman and Phil Davis carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0078491 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mike Leigh directs. John Else behind the camera. Chris Lovett cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Mike Leigh's Play For Today" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Mike Leigh, shot by John Else. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Chris Lovett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Richard Kane and Joolia Cappleman and Phil Davis carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0078491 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.