The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

• 6.571 Drama
• 2004-10-01
• 122 minutes mins

The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected his loved ones and sacrificed part of his own personality to convincingly create that of his many memorable characters.

Starring:

Geoffrey Rush (Peter Sellers) Charlize Theron (Britt Ekland) John Lithgow (Blake Edwards) Miriam Margolyes (Peg Sellers) Stephen Fry (Maurice Woodruff) Stanley Tucci (Stanley Kubrick) Emily Watson (Anne Sellers) Henry Goodman (Dennis Selinger) Steve Pemberton (Harry Secombe) Sonia Aquino (Sophia Loren)

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writer:

Stephen McFeely Christopher Markus