The Shooting Party (1984)

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This British Merchant-Ivory look-alike was adapted from a novel by Isabel Colgate. In the summer before World War I, British nobleman James Mason invites an assorted group of acquaintances for a weekend shooting party on his huge estate. Among the participants are longtime rivals Edward Fox and… More This British Merchant-Ivory look-alike was adapted from a novel by Isabel Colgate. In the summer before World War I, British nobleman James Mason invites an assorted group of acquaintances for a weekend shooting party on his huge estate. Among the participants are longtime rivals Edward Fox and Rupert Frazer, Fox's occasionally unfaithful wife Cheryl Campbell, and staunch anti-hunting advocate John Gielgud. The film unfolds in a carefully calculated but seemingly spontaneous fashion, in the manner of its 1938 ancestor Rules of the Game. Also like the earlier film, The Shooting Party casts a jaundiced eye towards class consciousness--and ends with a sudden, senseless but not altogether unexpected tragedy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By: Alan Bridges
Genres: Art House & International, Drama

In Theaters: Feb 1, 1985 Wide
On DVD: Oct 17, 2006

Critic Reviews

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A well-acted screen adaption of a thematically rich 1980 British novel by Isabel Colegate about class conflicts.

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Cast

            Edward Fox as Lord Gilbert Hartlip

            Cheryl Campbell as Lady Aline Hartlip

            James Mason as Sir Randolph Nettleby

            Dorothy Tutin as Minnie Nettleby

            John Gielgud as Cornelius Cardew

            Frank Windsor as Glass

            Gordon Jackson as Tom Harker

            Judi Bowker as Lady Olivia Lilburn

            Robert Hardy as Lord Bob Lilburn

            Rupert Frazer as Lionel Stephens

            Sarah Badel as Ida Nettleby

            Rebecca Saire as Cicely Nettleby

            Aharon Ipalé as Sir Reuben Hergesheimer

            John Carney as Jarvis

            Daniel Chatto as John Hoskins

            Thomas Heathcote as Ogden

            Barry Jackson as Weir

            Jonathan Lacey as Dan Glass

            Richard Leech as Dr. West

            Jack May as Harry Stamp

            Patrick O'Connell as Charlie Lyne

            Warren Saire as Marcus

            Joris Stuyck as Count Tibor Rakassyi

            Lockwood West as Rogers

            Jo Ann Castle as Mildred Stamp

            Mia Fothergill as Violet

            Deborah Miles as Ellen

            Daniel Moynihan as Maidment

            Nicholas Pietrek as Osbert
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