Jonathan Pryce
James Penfield
The Ploughman's Lunch
“An age of deceit... A man of our times”
1983
1h 47m
Director: Richard Eyre
Writer: Ian McEwan
Overview
As the UK begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to get what he wants, only to discover that he is the recipient of a deception far more clever than his own.
Cast
20 people
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