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A Sense of History

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A Sense of History

7.3

0h 26m

1992

Synopsis

Jim Broadbent wrote and starred in this short film directed by none other than Mike Leigh. As a member of the landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete has a duty to maintain and expand his lands. Shot in the style and manner of a BBC documentary, Broadbent tells his family history to the crew, who slowly come to realise - as do we - that things are not what they seem.

Director

Mike Leigh

DramaComedy

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Cast & Crew

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

as 23rd Earl of Leete

Stephen Bill

as Giddy

Belinda Bradley

as The Earl's daughter

Edward Bradley

as The Earl's son

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