The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
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Based on the biography "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers," the movie examines the life and times of the great English actor, Peter Sellers, best known for his role as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies but had his darker personal life as he battled depression, lonliness and troubled re
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Hopkins
Director
Geoffrey Rush
Peter Sellers
Charlize Theron
Britt Ekland
Emily Watson
Anne Howe
John Lithgow
Blake Edwards
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Kubrick
Film Details
Also Known As
Life and Death, Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Moi, Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers Biopic
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Abbey Road Studios; Angel Studios; Baseblack; Bbc Films; Carlo Manzi Rentals; Casting Collective; Deborah Ross Film Design; Eastman Kodak; Frenetic Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; Hbo Films London; Keith Vanderlaan'S Captive Audience; Lee Lighting; Midnight Transfer; Mobile Mouthful; Panavision, Ltd.; Phoenix Studios; Post Group, The; Scanbox Entertainment; Todd-Ao; Voodoo Dog
Distribution Company
A-Film Distribution; CinTart; Gulf Film, Llc; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Icon Uk Group; Lucky Red; OcTan Films; Sam Film; United International Pictures; Vertigo Films (Spain); Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Based on the biography "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers," the movie examines the life and times of the great English actor, Peter Sellers, best known for his role as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies but had his darker personal life as he battled depression, lonliness and troubled relationships.
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Director
Cast
Geoffrey Rush
Peter Sellers
Charlize Theron
Britt Ekland
Emily Watson
Anne Howe
John Lithgow
Blake Edwards
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Kubrick
Miriam Margoyles
Peg Sellars
Peter Vaughan
Stephen Fry
Maurice Woodruff
Sonia Aquino
Sophia Loren
Henry Goodman
Dennis Selinger
Alison Steadman
Casting Agent
Peter Gevisser
Ted Levy
David Robb
Dr. Lyle Wexler
Edward Tudor Pole
Spike Milligan
Steve Pemberton
Harry Secombe
Nigel Havers
David Niven
Mackenzie Crook
Car Salesman
George Cicco
Michael Sellers (3 Yrs)
James Bentley
Michael Sellers (7-10 Yrs)
Eliza Darby
Sarah Sellers
Lance Ellington
Singer/Ray Ellington
Lucy Punch
Lead Stewardess
Heidi Klum
Ursula Andress
Crew
Enzo Angileri
Hair
John Arnold
Grip
Rick Ash
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vanessa Baker
Voice Casting
David Balfour
Property Master
Howard Ball
Music Contractor
Adrian Banton
Digital Effects Artist
Guy Barker
Post-Production Accountant
Yves Barre
Assistant Costume Designer
John Beharrell
Production Accountant
Penny Beharrell
Accounting Assistant
Barbara Berkery
Consultant
Angus Bickerton
Visual Effects Designer
Gary Birmingham
Transportation Coordinator
P. J. Bloom
Music
John Bohan
Construction Manager
Simon Bosanquet
Producer
Jim Bowers
Digital Effects Artist
Serena Bowman
Assistant
Vicky Brazier
Dialogue Editor
Veronica Brebner
Hair
Michael Brewster
Unit Director
Stuart Brisdon
Special Effects Supervisor
Tom Bristow
Manager
Robert Brown
Rigging Gaffer
Jaap Buitendijk
Photography
Stuart Bunting
Grip
John Burden
Driver
Rob Burgess
Assistant Director
Timothy Michael Cairns
Digital Effects
Colin Callender
Network Executive (Hbo, Pres.)
Greg Cannom
Special Makeup Effects
Francesca Castellano
Script Supervisor
Peter Cavaciuti
Camera Operator
Camille Cellucci
Visual Effects Producer
David Cheesman
Props Assistant
Martin Chitty
Wardrobe Assistant
Nikki Clapp
Script Supervisor
Roy Clarke
Driver
Rosalie Clayton
Casting Assistant
Dean Clegg
Art Director
Marlon Cole
Props
John Coleman
Driver
Mike Connolly
Animator
Sally Crees
Wardrobe Assistant
Matthew Crocker
Post-Production
David Crofts
Consultant
Lesley Cross
Script Supervisor
Neil Culley
Digital Effects Artist
Stephen Daly
Storyboard Artist
Barney Davis
Assistant Camera
Nicola De Fresnes
Art Assistant
Ted Deason
Assistant Camera
Freddy Demann
Executive Producer
Pilar Demann
Associate Producer
Robert Deschane
Adr Mixer
Lisa Deuxberry
Set Production Assistant
Graham Dollery
Driver
Brendan Donison
Voice Casting
Paul Donnellon
Animation Director
Chris Edwards
Manager
Karen Elliott
Music Supervisor
Stephen Elson
Digital Effects
Jenny Evans
Sound Editor
Mark Evans
Gaffer
George Faber
Executive Producer
Ann Faggetter
Post-Production
Sean Farrow
Digital Effects Artist
Juanita Diana Feeney
Associate Producer
Robert Flint
Production
Richard Ford
Music Editor
Stephen Forrest-smith
Art Assistant
Lucy Foulds
Production Assistant
Andrew Fowler
Visual Effects Producer
Jack Garwood
Props Assistant
Kate Garwood
Assistant
Norman Garwood
Production Designer
Tom Garwood
Art Department
David Gibbons
Matte Painter
Tamara Gillon
Casting Associate (Uk)
Peter Gleaves
Adr Mixer
Nina Gold
Casting Director
Jon Graham
Digital Effects Artist
Richard Grant
Security
Maggie Gray
Set Decorator
Alexandra Griffiths
Loader
Alan Grosch
Electrician
Punita Gupta
Consultant
Tim Guthrie
Wardrobe Assistant
Rodrigo Gutierrez
Camera Operator
Mark Haddenham
Special Effects Technician
Andrew Haddock
Video Assist/Playback
Luke Haddock
Video
Tim Hands
Supervising Sound Editor
Mick Harper
Digital Effects Artist
Tiana Harper
Visual Effects
Richard Hartley
Original Music
Richard Hartley
Music
David Haslop
Digital Effects Artist
Ella Hastings
Wardrobe Assistant
Peter Hawkins
Rigging Gaffer
Jane Hawley
Production Executive (Bbc Films)
Rawdon Hayne
Assistant Camera
Josh Haynie
Production Manager
Barrie Hemsley
Visual Effects Producer
Sarah Hemsley
Effects Coordinator
Tim Hey
Digital Effects Artist
Richard Higham
Digital Effects Artist
Robert Hill
Props Assistant
Lynn Horrie
Wardrobe Assistant
Robin Huffer
Digital Effects Artist
Eifion Hughes
Electrician
Jamie Hunt
Electrician
Sarah Hunt
Accounting Assistant
Tom Innes
Driver
Mark Intravartolo
Animator
Lee Isgar
Driver
Carlton Jarvis
Technical Advisor
Joseph Jayawardena
Assistant Location Manager
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ashley Johnson
Hair
Davy Jones
Prosthetic Makeup
Tim Jones
Digital Effects Artist
Nikos Kalimerakis
Best Boy Electric
Simon Kaye
Sound Mixer
Mark Keeling
Electrician
Michael Kennedy
Digital Effects
Ntana Key
Colorist
Christina Kim
Post-Production Coordinator
Mary Kim
Makeup
Duncan Kinnaird
Digital Effects Artist
Paul Kirby
Art Assistant
Roy Kirkman
Driver
Evyen Klean
Music
Aghi Koh
Development Executive
Beth Kono
Assistant
Beatrice Kruger
Casting Director (Italy)
Robin Kurz
Digital Effects Artist
Ben Lanning
Assistant Director
Cliff Lanning
Assistant Director
Suzanne Leance
Editorial Supervisor
Simon Leech
Digital Effects Artist
Peter Levy
Director Of Photography
Coralie Lew
Graphics Coordinator
Roger Lewis
Source Material (From Book: "The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers")
Curtis Lindersmith
Digital Intermediate Editor
Christopher Lloyd
Visual Effects Editor
Laura Lovejoy
Sound Editor
Chris Lowe
Art Director
Cathal Macilwaine
Carpenter
Iain Mackay
Assistant Camera
Anna Mackenzie
Sound Editor
Andrew Macleod
Digital Effects Artist
Armeneh Maloudji
Hair Assistant
Zoe Margolis
Set Production Assistant
Christopher Markus
Teleplay
Alan Marques
Digital Effects
Tom Martin
Construction Manager
James Mather
Foley Editor
Duncan Mcdevitt
Props
Natalie Mcdonald
Digital Effects Artist
Linda C Mcdonnell
Effects Coordinator
Stephen Mcfeely
Teleplay
Merrin Mcleod
Digital Effects Artist
Eamon Mcloughlin
Carpenter
Maedhbh Mcmahon
Wardrobe Assistant
Ronald Meeks
Rigging Grip
Tammy Mills
Hair Assistant
Warren J. Mills
Special Effects
Steve Mitchell
Matte Painter
Lew Morgan
Security
Ryan Murphy
Recording Engineer
Maggie Murray
Accounting Assistant
Rachel Neale
Unit Production Manager
Nick New
Digital Effects Artist
Heather Noble
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jeff North
Digital Effects Artist
Roma O'connor
Visual Effects
Sean O'connor
Driver
Steve O'sullivan
Wardrobe Assistant
David Z. Obadiah
Visual Effects Producer
Joe Oppenheimer
Development Executive
Yvonne Otzen
Hair Assistant
Shane Paish
Makeup
Chris Panton
Digital Effects Artist
Geraldine Patten
Production Secretary
Charles Pattinson
Executive Producer
Joe Pavlo
Visual Effects Supervisor
Nick Pearson
Medic
Dylan Penhale
Special Effects
Simon Pocock
Sound Department
Glen Pratt
Digital Effects Artist
Keri Putnam
Network Executive
Sue Quinn
Location Manager
John F Ralph
Art Director
Nick Ray
Key Grip
Justine Redfern
Assistant
Emily Rice
Post-Production Accountant
Lucy Richardson
Art Director
Tommy Roberts
Painter
Film Details
Also Known As
Life and Death, Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Moi, Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers Biopic
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Abbey Road Studios; Angel Studios; Baseblack; Bbc Films; Carlo Manzi Rentals; Casting Collective; Deborah Ross Film Design; Eastman Kodak; Frenetic Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; Hbo Films London; Keith Vanderlaan'S Captive Audience; Lee Lighting; Midnight Transfer; Mobile Mouthful; Panavision, Ltd.; Phoenix Studios; Post Group, The; Scanbox Entertainment; Todd-Ao; Voodoo Dog
Distribution Company
A-Film Distribution; CinTart; Gulf Film, Llc; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Icon Uk Group; Lucky Red; OcTan Films; Sam Film; United International Pictures; Vertigo Films (Spain); Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 5, 2004
Aired in United States May 10, 2005
Released in United States on Video May 10, 2005
Aired in USA on HBO December 5, 2004.
Began shooting April 12, 2003. Completed shooting on July 5, 2003.
Peter Sellers died from a heart attack in 1980, at the age of 54.
Nominated for the 2005 TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Mini-series and Specials by the Television Critics Association.
Winner of five 2005 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Geoffrey Rush), Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely), Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Stephen Hopkins), Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie (John Smith) and Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie (Peter Levy) from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Also nominated for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Charlize Theron), Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, or Movie (Norman Garwood, Christopher Lowe, Lucy Richardson, John Ralph and Maggie Gray) and Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Nina Gold).
