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17/07/2005 Comedy, History 1h 34m
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Because everyone loves an accurate period piece.

Overview

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.

  1. Michael Winterbottom

    Director

  2. Frank Cottrell Boyce

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Steve Coogan

    Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan

  2. Rob Brydon

    Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon

  3. Keeley Hawes

    Elizabeth Shandy / Keeley Hawes

  4. Shirley Henderson

    Susannah / Shirley Henderson

  5. Raymond Waring

    Trim

  6. Conal Murphy

    Six-Year-Old Tristam

  7. Joe Williams

    Nine-Year-Old Tristam

  8. Paul Kynman

    Obadiah

  9. Mark Tandy

    London Doctor

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-06-02
This isn't really a film about a story with a beginning, middle or, even, an end. It's more a film about a book being turned into a film, and about how that all pans out with the actors in and out of character throughout. It's Steve Coogan who takes on the title role in a film about a landed character from Georgian England who is determined to make his mark by writing a novel about himself. Thing is, his life is just too rich and varied. He is just so interesting that he can't fit everything it... Meantime, the production crew are facing all of the issues in trying to make the film, reconcile ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$3,931,707.00

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