Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Lee Boardman | ... | Talk Show Host | |
Jim Broadbent | ... | Lord Longford | |
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Tam Dean Burn | ... | Roy |
Lindsay Duncan | ... | Lady Elizabeth Longford | |
Kate Miles | ... | Rachel Pakenham | |
Sarah Crowden | ... | Lady Tree | |
Robert Pugh | ... | Harold Wilson | |
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Caroline Clegg | ... | Longford's Secretary |
Samantha Morton | ... | Myra Hindley | |
Alex Blake | ... | Paddy Pakenham | |
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Roy Barber | ... | Father Kahle |
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Ian Connaughton | ... | Reporter |
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Charlotte West-Oram | ... | Downing Street Secretary (as Charlotte West Oram) |
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Roy Carruthers | ... | Albany Prison Officer |
Andy Serkis | ... | Ian Brady |
Biopic of Lord Longford, known for many years for his work with prisoners and prisoners rights in general. The film focuses on Longford's work on behalf of Myra Hindley convicted, along with her boyfriend Ian Brady, of several child murders. Hindley is nothing short of notorious and even Longord's wife is shocked when he announces that he will visit her in prison. When Prime Minister Harold Wilson removes him as the Government Leader in the House of Lords soon after his visits to Hindley are made public, Longford continues to work for her release. A devout convert to Roman Catholicism, Longford sees hope for Hindley when he learns that she too once converted to Catholicism. In the end, his campaign to get her released on parole is for naught when she reveals that other murders took place. Longford stood by his convictions however and never regretted the good work he had done over a great many years. Written by garykmcd
it is a biopic. not an ordinary one. fascinating, touching, strange, delicate exploration of details.in same measure, it is a great occasion for Jim Broadbent to show more than a silhouette but to do not exactly a character portrait but picture of a form to transform worlds. sure, it is a story about Don Quijote avatar. and a beautiful moral lesson about vulnerability, ideal, good intentions, fall. all in a special manner. all as delicate nuances of a testimony. an extraordinary story about good intentions heart. and about idealism as only form to define reality. a film. almost amazing. and extraordinary art of a great actor.