A political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 42 nominations.
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| Peter Capaldi | ... |
Malcolm Tucker
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| Harry Hadden-Paton | ... |
Civil Servant
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Samantha Harrington | ... |
Malcolm's Secretary
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| Gina McKee | ... |
Judy Molloy
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| Tom Hollander | ... |
Simon Foster
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| Olivia Poulet | ... |
Suzy
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| Chris Addison | ... |
Toby Wright
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| James Smith | ... |
Michael Rodgers
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| Zach Woods | ... |
Chad
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| Mimi Kennedy | ... |
Karen Clark
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| Anna Chlumsky | ... |
Liza Weld
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| Enzo Cilenti | ... |
Bob Adriano
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| Lucinda Raikes | ... |
Reporter
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| James Doherty | ... |
Reporter
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| David Rasche | ... |
Linton Barwick
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Reid Sasser | ... |
Airport Security Man
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| James Gandolfini | ... |
Lt. Gen. George Miller
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| Johnny Pemberton | ... |
A.J. Brown
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| Chipo Chung | ... |
Annabelle Hsin
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Del Pentecost | ... |
White House Tourist
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| Joanna Scanlan | ... |
Roz
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Joanna Brookes | ... |
Mrs. McDiarmid
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| Steve Coogan | ... |
Paul Michaelson
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| Rita May | ... |
Mrs. Michaelson
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| Paul Higgins | ... |
Jamie MacDonald
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| Alex Macqueen | ... |
Sir Jonathan Tutt
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Eve Matheson | ... |
New Minister
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| Will Smith | ... |
New Advisor
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| Christian Contreras | ... |
Jeff Romero (scenesDeleted)
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| Chizzy Akudolu | ... |
UN Cleaner (uncredited)
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| Stephanie Cannon | ... |
US State Department Employee (uncredited)
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Jen Carden | ... |
Club Dancer (uncredited)
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| Scot Cregan | ... |
Airport Traveller (uncredited)
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Jim Hild | ... |
Party Goer (uncredited)
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Eddie Mair | ... |
Radio Interviewer (uncredited)
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Julie Mun | ... |
State Dept. Staffer (uncredited)
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Natasha Sattler | ... |
Club Dancer (uncredited)
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Janelle Schmidt | ... |
Club Dancer (uncredited)
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| Tina Simmons | ... |
Female Executive (uncredited)
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John Snowden | ... |
Government Minister (uncredited)
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| Al Sotto | ... |
Limo Driver (uncredited)
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| Patrick Michael Strange | ... |
State Dept. Staffer (uncredited)
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John Warman | ... |
Security (uncredited)
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| Don Whatley | ... |
Party Goer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Armando Iannucci | ||
Written by
| Jesse Armstrong | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Simon Blackwell | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Armando Iannucci | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Tony Roche | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ian Martin | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Produced by
| Mark Brooke | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Simon Fawcett | ... | executive producer |
| Daniel Hank | ... | line producer: USA |
| Paula Jalfon | ... | executive producer |
| Christine Langan | ... | executive producer |
| Kevin Loader | ... | producer |
| Richard Owen Ransom | ... | producer (as Ransom Richard Owen) |
| Rosa Romero | ... | line producer |
| Adam Tandy | ... | producer |
| David M. Thompson | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Adem Ilhan | ||
Cinematography by
| Jamie Cairney | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Anthony Boys | ... | (as Ant Boys) |
| Billy Sneddon | ||
Editorial Department
| Tabitha Dean | ... | digital intermediate editorial contact |
| John Durcan | ... | post-production assistant |
| Jan Hogevold | ... | digital intermediate executive producer |
| David Johnston | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
| Brian Krijgsman | ... | colorist |
| Esme Long | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Immanuel von Bennigsen | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Sarah Crowe | ||
| Meredith Tucker | ||
Production Design by
| Cristina Casali | ||
Art Direction by
| Kay Brown | ||
| Nick Dent | ||
Set Decoration by
| Clare Keyte | ||
Costume Design by
| Ros Little | ||
Makeup Department
| Kay Bilk | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Tamsin Dorling Barbosa | ... | makeup artist (as Tamsin Dorling) |
| Marese Langan | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
| Annabelle MacNeal | ... | assistant hair stylist: USA / assistant makeup artist: USA |
| Isabelle Webley | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Patrick Burrows | ... | unit manager (as Pat Burrows) |
| Fiona Morham | ... | head of production: UK Film Council |
| Louise Seymour | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Will Tatum | ... | production manager: New York |
| Kurt Uebersax | ... | production supervisor: USA |
| Dave Willis | ... | production manager: Washington D.C. |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nick Hopkins | ... | crowd third assistant director |
| Jon Jennings | ... | second assistant director |
| Annalise Laidlow | ... | third assistant director |
| Charlie Leech | ... | first assistant director |
| Ken Myers | ... | second assistant director: USA |
| Mitchell Reichler | ... | first assistant director: USA |
| A.J. Smith | ... | second second assistant director: USA |
| David Coupland | ... | floor assistant director: additional photography (uncredited) |
| Will McDonagh | ... | first assistant director: additional photography (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Dave Allen | ... | construction manager |
| Rachel Aulton | ... | stand-by art director |
| Marshall Aver | ... | production buyer |
| Ben Bagley | ... | dressing props |
| Ray Bell-Chambers | ... | carpenter |
| Gary Bird | ... | carpenter |
| Alan Bruckner | ... | art director: USA |
| Rebecca Chidgey | ... | assistant art director |
| Melloney Cunnell | ... | production buyer |
| Gary Davies | ... | stagehand |
| Mat Dewar | ... | props: dailies (as Matthew Dewar) |
| Eddie Downes | ... | props: dailies |
| Kerry Farley | ... | painter |
| Sharon Fergus | ... | carpenter |
| Bruce Gallup | ... | painter (as Bruce Gallop) |
| Jane Gilchrist | ... | prop hand |
| Gavin Grant | ... | prop hand |
| David Gray | ... | painter |
| Jeffrey Hardwick | ... | props: dailies |
| Andy Harris | ... | props: dailies |
| Clint Hellyer | ... | carpenter |
| Kez Keyte | ... | stand-by props trainee |
| Roger Kiff | ... | carpenter |
| Dwain Laight | ... | props: dailies |
| Ben Lobb | ... | painter |
| James Mannell | ... | prop hand |
| Toby Marrow | ... | props: dailies |
| Eric A. Marx | ... | props: USA (as Eric Marx) |
| Antony May | ... | props: dailies |
| Eddie O'Neill | ... | stagehand |
| Mark Papworth | ... | prop hand |
| Morgan Parker | ... | props: dailies |
| Steve Parnell | ... | props: dailies |
| Nick Pearson | ... | construction medic |
| Gert Rademeyer | ... | carpenter |
| Sui Rajakaruna | ... | art department researcher |
| Steve Register | ... | property master |
| Neil Robertson | ... | stagehand |
| Tessa Scott | ... | painter |
| Michael Spence | ... | props: dailies |
| Jo Sweeney | ... | graphic designer |
| Donna Turner | ... | painter |
| Chris White | ... | carpenter |
| Paul White | ... | carpenter |
| Michael Whitemore | ... | props: dailies |
| Robert J. Dugdale | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Sammy Steward | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Tim Alban | ... | foley editor / sound supervisor |
| Ben Coleman | ... | boom operator |
| Philip Colman | ... | boom operator (as Phil Coleman) |
| Richard Davey | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jack Gillies | ... | sound effects supervisor |
| Michael Moore | ... | boom operator: USA |
| Bob Newton | ... | sound mixer |
| Anne Pamphilon | ... | sound coordinator |
| Richard Pilcher | ... | sound maintenance |
| Alex Sullivan | ... | sound mixer: USA |
| Chris Treble | ... | dialogue editor |
| Andrew Baker | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| Antony Bayman | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Naomi Dandridge | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Tom Deane | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Lionel Strutt | ... | adr coordinator (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Ben Baker | ... | head of digital lab: Framestore |
| Clare Brody | ... | data operator: Framestore |
| Richard Edwards | ... | data operator: Framestore |
| Esme Long | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| James Long | ... | data operator: Framestore |
| David Preece | ... | film mastering engineer |
| Louie Alexander | ... | digital compositor: Framestore (uncredited) |
| Zachary Bloom | ... | scanning and recording: Framestore (uncredited) |
| Paul Burke | ... | scanning and recording: Framestore (uncredited) |
| Adam Hawkes | ... | digital compositor: Framestore (uncredited) |
| Karsten Hecker | ... | film mastering engineer (uncredited) |
| Kevin Lowery | ... | high definition engineer (uncredited) |
| Veronica Marcano | ... | scanning & recording operator (uncredited) |
| Edwin Metternich | ... | digital intermediate retouch (uncredited) |
| Lee Rankin | ... | scanning and recording: Framestore (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Saul | ... | scanning and recording assistant manager (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Chris Allkins | ... | electrician |
| Paul Barker | ... | rigger |
| David Bayliss | ... | rigger |
| Simon Beach | ... | electrician |
| Mark Bentley | ... | still photographer: USA |
| Danny Butler | ... | electrician (as Dan Butler) |
| John Clarke | ... | electrician |
| Frank Cox | ... | electrician |
| Craig Davis | ... | electrician |
| Frank Dawson | ... | electrician |
| Nicola Dove | ... | still photographer |
| Mark Elzee | ... | electrician: USA |
| John Frisbie | ... | gaffer: USA |
| Peter Gilmore | ... | electrician |
| David Glazier | ... | electrician (as Dave Glazier) |
| James Grimes | ... | grip |
| Darren Harvey | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Darren Jackson | ... | electrician |
| Larry Knox | ... | electrician |
| Joe Kurtz | ... | key grip: USA |
| Jake Marcuson | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Nick Martin | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Sarfaraz Mavhr | ... | video assist |
| Leslie McDonald | ... | grip: USA |
| Paul Molley | ... | electrician |
| Matt North | ... | second assistant camera (as Matthew North) |
| Michael Patrick O'Leary | ... | best boy: USA (as Mike O'Leary) |
| Bill Parris | ... | second assistant camera: USA |
| Roland C. Phillips | ... | camera trainee |
| Nimit 'Thai' Phong | ... | best boy grip: UDS |
| Antony Prendergast | ... | electrician (as Anthony Prendergast) |
| Steve Robinson | ... | first assistant camera: USA |
| Steven Robinson | ... | assistant camera |
| Roger Saberworth | ... | electrician |
| Jon Saunders | ... | electrician (as John Saunders) |
| Mark Sneddon | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Dave Syzmanski | ... | camera production assistant: USA |
| Chris Tann | ... | electrician |
| Colin Thwaites | ... | gaffer |
| Jonathan Whittaker | ... | assistant camera / second assistant camera |
| Scott Perryman | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Andrew Roddewig | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Jason Shinsato | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Helen Coker | ... | casting assistant |
| Mandy Sprinkel | ... | extras casting: Washington D.C. (as Mandy Sprinkle) |
| Dagmar Wittmer | ... | extras casting: Washington D.C. |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Adam Dee | ... | costume assistant |
| Becky Garrity | ... | costume assistant (as Rebecca Garrity) |
| Ray Greenhill | ... | costume assistant |
| Lorraine Grice | ... | costume assistant (as Lorraine Boyle) |
| Matthew Lauprete | ... | costume assistant: USA |
| Janine Marr | ... | costume supervisor |
| Adam Pollard | ... | costumer: USA |
Location Management
| Patrick Burn | ... | location manager: Washington D.C. |
| Nathan Gendzier | ... | location manager: New York |
| Tom Howard | ... | location manager |
| James Khouri | ... | location scout (as James Khoury) |
| Edward Rees | ... | location runner |
| Karen Smith | ... | location scout |
| Jane Street | ... | location scout |
| Ethan Yang | ... | assistant location manager: USA |
| Josh Yudkin | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Elysian Quartet | ... | music performers (as The Elysian Quartet) |
| Adem Ilhan | ... | musician |
| Jennymay Logan | ... | musician: The Elysian Quartet |
| Laura Moody | ... | musician: The Elysian Quartet |
| Mark Rankin | ... | music recordist / music scoring mixer |
| Aaron C. Shang | ... | musician |
| Vince Sipprell | ... | musician: The Elysian Quartet |
| Emma Smith | ... | musician: The Elysian Quartet |
| Mark Wiggins | ... | music studio assistant |
| Becky Bentham | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
| Abbie Lister | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Janice Schumm | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Paul Bartlett | ... | unit driver |
| Danny Brown | ... | facilities captain |
| Simon Burgess | ... | driver: makeup truck |
| Lloyd Eaton | ... | facilities coordinator |
| Tina Faulkner | ... | unit driver |
| Tim Harrison | ... | driver: costume truck |
| Billy Ray Hass | ... | transportation captain (as Billy R. Hass) |
| John Hopwood | ... | unit driver |
| Brian Howard | ... | driver: camera truck |
| Aidan Keating | ... | unit driver |
| Stuart Little | ... | unit driver |
| Lee Pellett | ... | transportation captain |
| Steven Rose | ... | driver: dining bus |
| Ben Smith | ... | unit driver |
| Matthew O. Stone | ... | driver: camera truck |
Additional Crew
| Spencer Ackerman | ... | political consultant |
| Razwana Akram | ... | legal services |
| Geraldine Atlee | ... | business affairs: BBC Films |
| Lorraine Bagshaw | ... | floor runner |
| Skip Blake | ... | security coordinator: USA |
| Lucie Browne | ... | trainee script supervisor: FT2 (as a different name) |
| Ben Caird | ... | production runner |
| Neil Calder | ... | bond company: Film Finances |
| Dan Castella | ... | assistant to director (as Daniel Castella) |
| Brian M. Chilcoat | ... | production assistant: USA (as Brian Chilcoat) |
| Ravi Ajit Chopra | ... | editor: BBC Films, behind the scenes feature |
| Emma Clarke | ... | senior executive: New Cinema Fund, UK Film Council |
| Tonia Cohen | ... | negative check and script clearances: Capello Media Solutions |
| Annie Collins | ... | office production assistant: USA |
| Kate Conway | ... | political consultant |
| Leonard Crooks | ... | head of New Cinema Fund: UK Film Council |
| Kyle David Crosby | ... | production assistant: USA (as Kyle Crosby) |
| Chris Cullum | ... | health and safety officer |
| Sara Curran | ... | legal services |
| Matt Curtis | ... | title designer |
| Maxine Davis | ... | production accountant |
| Joe Downs | ... | trainee assistant accountant: PGGB |
| Maboud Ebrahimzadeh | ... | assistant to director: USA (as Maboyd 'E' Ebrahimzadeh) |
| Will Evans | ... | head of business affairs: UK Film Council |
| Mike Fidduch | ... | chef (as Mike Fiddock) |
| Simon Goldberg | ... | legal services |
| Sean Gray | ... | researcher |
| Jon Harvey | ... | archive researcher (as Jonathan Harvey) |
| Hannah Hoover | ... | production assistant: USA |
| Steve Joberns | ... | auditor: Shipleys |
| Mark Kelly | ... | travel agent: Avion |
| Nicola Mairs | ... | production coordinator |
| Tessa Mancini | ... | production coordinator: New York |
| Gavin Milligan | ... | security |
| Lewis Partovi | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Chrissy Phillips | ... | hotel booker: Big City Reservations |
| Alex Pudney | ... | assistant to director |
| Amanda Pyne | ... | production finance: UK Film Council |
| Rebecca Roffey | ... | representative: Aramid |
| Jean-Andre Sassine | ... | parking coordinator: USA (as Jean Sassine) |
| Noah Schaftel | ... | production assistant: USA |
| Mark Sickle | ... | production assistant: USA |
| Martin Sixsmith | ... | political consultant |
| Claire Smith | ... | representative: Aramid |
| Yu-Fai Suen | ... | representative: Aramid |
| Helen Swanwick-Thorpe | ... | trainee assistant production coordinator (as Helen Swanwick) |
| Dimitra Tsingou | ... | representative: Aramid |
| Matthew Vizard | ... | production and delivery coordinator: BBC Films |
| David Vogel | ... | key production assistant: USA (as Dave Vogel) |
| Tanya von Moser | ... | unit publicist |
| Brigitte Ward-Holmes | ... | assistant accountant |
| Lisa Williams | ... | assistant to producers |
| Michael Wood | ... | production executive: BBC Films |
| Joe Carabeo | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Lorraine Edwards | ... | assistant production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited) |
| Huma Khan | ... | director legal post production (uncredited) |
| Aerial Longmire | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Greg Lubin | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Juliet Maggio | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- BBC Film (presents)
- UK Film Council (presents)
- Aramid Entertainment Fund (in association with)
- Echelon Productions, Inc. (Production Services)
Distributors
- IFC Films (2009) (United States) (theatrical)
- MPI Home Video (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- MPI Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- CTV International (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Tour de Force (2009) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2010) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC2)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia)
- NonStop Entertainment (2009) (Scandinavia)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- AP (title design)
- ARRI Media (camera equipment provided by)
- Ace Minibus (minibuses)
- Aramid Capital Partners (funding)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies)
- Avion (travel agent)
- BBC Motion Gallery (stock footage)
- BBC News 24 (thanks)
- Big City Reservations (hotel bookings)
- Capello Media Solutions (negative checks and script clearances)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Clarity Post Production Sound (foley recorded at)
- Compuhire (computer and video playback)
- Direct Lighting (lighting equipment)
- Dynamic International (shipping)
- Edit Hire Post Production Services (post-production facility)
- Fatts (post-production script services)
- Fayre Do's (catering)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Framestore (digital intermediate)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (ADR Facility)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (sound re-recorded at)
- Hothouse Music (thanks)
- M&C Executive Cars (executive cars)
- MK Travel (minibuses)
- Midnight Express (international courier)
- Pool Miloco Studios (music recorded at)
- Production Copier Company (production equipment and services)
- Rapid Talent (extra casting)
- Shipleys (auditor)
- Simons Muirhead & Burton (legal services)
- Sky News (stock footage)
- Special Treats Production Company (epk)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- The Movie Lot (location security)
- Totally Entertainment (insurance broker)
- Tribeca Film Festival (festival)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one can sleep with the right intern, and if they can both stop the Prime Minister's chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war. If they don't... well, they can always sack their Director of Communications Judy, whom they never liked anyway and who's back home dealing with voters with blocked drains and a man who's angry about a collapsing wall. Written by Loop Film Productions Ltd/AT |
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| Taglines | The fate of the world is on the line. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | GBP612,650 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP468,954, 19 Apr 2009 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Armando Iannucci is well known for asking his actors to improvise their scenes around the script, and editing the best takes together. In one such improvised scene, James Gandolfini became angry enough to make Peter Capaldi drop out of character (he thought Gandolfini would "physically pummel me") and he asked the writers to provide him with a better come back. See more » |
| Goofs | British outlets are seen in both the Washington hotel and United Nations scenes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode dated 15 May 2009 (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Violin Concerto in E Major BWV 1042 - I. Allegro See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The film's final credits roll over a long shot of the main office. At the very end, Malcolm Tucker comes out, looks at the TV and asks, "Who let this woman out with her fucking hair like this?! On national television?! Looks like she stuck her finger in a fucking electrical socket..." before walking away. See more » |
| Quotes |
Malcolm Tucker:
Y'know, I've come across a lot of psychos, but none as fucking boring as you. You are a real boring fuck. Sorry, sorry, I know you disapprove of swearing so I'll sort that out. You are a boring F, star, star, CUNT! See more » |