“Never judge a man by his cover.”
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.
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
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, movie business, biography, family relationships, co-workers relationship, portrait of an artist. Directed by Stephen Hopkins, it stars Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, John Lithgow. 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.
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