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
- Directed By
- Alan Bridges
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 1, 1985 Wide
Critic Reviews
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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
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Edward Fox
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
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Cheryl Campbell
as Lady Aline Hartlip
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James Mason
as Sir Randolph Nettleby
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Dorothy Tutin
as Minnie Nettleby
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John Gielgud
as Cornelius Cardew
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Frank Windsor
as Glass
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Gordon Jackson
as Tom Harker
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Judi Bowker
as Lady Olivia Lilburn
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Robert Hardy
as Lord Bob Lilburn
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Rupert Frazer
as Lionel Stephens
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Sarah Badel
as Ida Nettleby
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Rebecca Saire
as Cicely Nettleby
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Aharon Ipalé
as Sir Reuben Hergesheimer
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John Carney
as Jarvis
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Daniel Chatto
as John Hoskins
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Thomas Heathcote
as Ogden
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Barry Jackson
as Weir
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Jonathan Lacey
as Dan Glass
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Richard Leech
as Dr. West
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Jack May
as Harry Stamp
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Patrick O'Connell
as Charlie Lyne
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Warren Saire
as Marcus
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Joris Stuyck
as Count Tibor Rakassyi
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Lockwood West
as Rogers
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Jo Ann Castle
as Mildred Stamp
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Mia Fothergill
as Violet
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Deborah Miles
as Ellen
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Daniel Moynihan
as Maidment
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Nicholas Pietrek
as Osbert
