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The Shooting Party Details

1985 Certificate 15
  • Rated:
  • 70
  • from 442 members

In October 1913, a group of aristocratic men and women gather for a shooting party at an estate in the heart of the English countryside. Assured and opulent, they move through the elaborate rituals of an Edwardian country house party. But times are changing and the values that have ordered their glittering world will no longer .. Read more

Starring Edward Fox, Dorothy Tutin, James Mason, John Gielgud
Director Alan Bridges
Genres Drama

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The Shooting Party

In October 1913, a group of aristocratic men and women gather for a shooting party at an estate in the heart of the English countryside. Assured and opulent, they move through the elaborate rituals of an Edwardian country house party. But times are changing and the values that have ordered their glittering world will no longer have any meaning in the new age about to dawn.

Starring Edward Fox, Dorothy Tutin, James Mason, John Gielgud, Robert Hardy
Director Alan Bridges
Studio CINEMA CLUB
Run time DVD: 1 hr 33 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 09 Oct 2006
Production year: 1985
Format DVD
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  • 10 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    shooting party with no bang

    i was most disappointed no action to speak of and not the kind of shooting i expected lost interest when the poacher got to lead the beaters then got accidentally shot and then the party just didnt want to know. to me it seemed just an outing for upper cless twits

      • A customer from birmingham west midlands
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  • 10 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    shooting party with no bang

    i was most disappointed no action to speak of and not the kind of shooting i expected lost interest when the poacher got to lead the beaters then got accidentally shot and then the party just didnt want to know. to me it seemed just an outing for upper cless twits

      • A customer from birmingham west midlands
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442 Member ratings
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  • 60
93
  • 50
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  • 30
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10

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