The Leading Man 1996

Synopsis:

Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with Hilary, a beautiful, fiesty young actress, and is preparing to desert his perfect family, his wife Elena and three lively children. His intolerable situation is further complicated when Humphrey casts Hilary as one of the leads in 'The Hit Man'. Enter Robin Grange, a charismatic young Hollywood actor making his London theatre debut. Robin is attractive, charming and dangerous, and soon inveigles his way into everyone's life. He ingratiates himself with the cast and, quickly grasping Felix's dilemma, sets about weaving his web of mischief. He suggests that if he were to seduce Elena, she would be distracted from Felix's affair, regain her self respect, and perhaps even willingly part from the unfaithful husband to whom she clings...

Directed by: John Duigan
Written by: Virginia Duigan
Release date: 1996-12-12
Runtime: 100 minutes
Tagline: Indecent. Immoral. Irresistible. It's the role he was born to play.
Cast:
Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi
Robin Grange 
Anna Galiena
Anna Galiena
Elena Webb 
Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson
Felix Webb 
Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe Newton
Hilary Rule 
Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries
Humphrey Beal 
David Warner
David Warner
Tod 
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Also known as:
  • Der Karrierist
  • Ein Mann mit Erfolg