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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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- Infidelity, class exploitation, and mindless male competitiveness pepper this adaptation of Isabel Colegate's novel,... read more on Time Out
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  - 5
  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 ... read more »
  
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  - 25 Nov 2006 at 13:41
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  Upper class dross
  
  There's very little to get excited about here. Its very difficult to care about any of the characters. The working classes are just there to make up the ... read more »
  
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- - Rumplestiltskin
  - 1 review
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 03:19
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  Slow moving and dull
  
  I found this a dull, slow moving film. Many period inaccuracies and poorly acted. Visually very pleasing but essentially disappointing.
  
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  - 25 Oct 2011 at 14:51
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  The Gathering Storm
  
  To borrow my title from Churchill, this story tells of the end of Edwardian England. A period of the leisure and pleasure, at least for the ruling classes, is ... read more »
  
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- - mikeym
  - 5 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 24 Aug 2010 at 13:48
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  the shooting party
  
  slow moving period drama. the plot was not really there at all it was almost like a snapshot in time of upper class england before ww1. Characters weren't ... read more »
  
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- - NICKJOJO
  - 230 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 14 Jul 2010 at 09:45
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  Approaching shadows
  
  A wonderful period piece set on the eve of the first World War when we (the audience) know that the stately dance of death which we are watching will shortly be... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 21 Sep 2009 at 15:34
- - 4
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  A Classic
  
  Set just before WW1 on the estate of Sir Randolf Nettleby who has gathered a party to take part in shooting the game on his land. The theme is the ... read more »
  
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  - Dunfermline
  - 09 Dec 2008 at 11:44
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  - 5
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - a customer
  - birmingham west midlands
  - 25 Nov 2006 at 13:41
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- - 12
  - 5
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 388702
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - birmingham west midlands
  - 25 Nov 2006 at 13:41
- - 4
  - 0
  A Classic
  
  Set just before WW1 on the estate of Sir Randolf Nettleby who has gathered a party to take part in shooting the game on his land. The theme is the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 670563
- - a customer
  - Dunfermline
  - 09 Dec 2008 at 11:44
- - 2
  - 1
  Approaching shadows
  
  A wonderful period piece set on the eve of the first World War when we (the audience) know that the stately dance of death which we are watching will shortly be... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 813054
- - a customer
  - London
  - 21 Sep 2009 at 15:34
- - 1
  - 0
  The Gathering Storm
  
  To borrow my title from Churchill, this story tells of the end of Edwardian England. A period of the leisure and pleasure, at least for the ruling classes, is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 917610
- - mikeym
  - 5 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 24 Aug 2010 at 13:48
- - 0
  - 0
  the shooting party
  
  slow moving period drama. the plot was not really there at all it was almost like a snapshot in time of upper class england before ww1. Characters weren't ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 905364
- - NICKJOJO
  - 230 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 14 Jul 2010 at 09:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Slow moving and dull
  
  I found this a dull, slow moving film. Many period inaccuracies and poorly acted. Visually very pleasing but essentially disappointing.
  
  Report this review
- 1055213
- - a customer
  - 25 Oct 2011 at 14:51
- - 0
  - 0
  Upper class dross
  
  There's very little to get excited about here. Its very difficult to care about any of the characters. The working classes are just there to make up the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1091082
- - Rumplestiltskin
  - 1 review
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 03:19

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  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 ...