Overview:
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.| Status: | Released (2009-01-22) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 16 wins & 43 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,388,804 |
| Screen: | Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci |
| Productions: | Aramid Entertainment, BBC Film |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 12982: Peter Capaldi - Malcolm Tucker
- 2441: Tom Hollander - Simon Foster
- 18022: Gina McKee - Judy Molloy
- 4691: James Gandolfini - Lt Gen. George Miller
- 91493: Chris Addison - Toby Wright
- 34612: Anna Chlumsky - Liza Weld
- 71084: Paul Higgins - Jamie McDonald
Crews
- 88926: Armando Iannucci - Screenplay - Writing
- 1233111: Ian Martin - Additional Dialogue - Crew
- 88926: Armando Iannucci - Director - Directing
- 62946: Jesse Armstrong - Screenplay - Writing
- 93494: Simon Blackwell - Screenplay - Writing
- 1220666: Tony Roche - Screenplay - Writing
- 1222074: Adam Tandy - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
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E his political satire is bursting with energy and, at times, with crackling dialogue. Hunger for power, incompetence, lack of respect for others, and betrayal are on full display. The movie had no problem keeping my interest, though it did lose my respect at times. The characters ca ....
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Peter Capaldi seems to be in his element as the foul-mouthed political aide "Tucker" in this look at just whether it's the tail that does the political wagging of the dog. He has it in for the British International Development Secretary "Foster" (Tom Hollander) who finds an off the c ....
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