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Secrets & Lies (1996)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 22M

Director : Mike Leigh

Synopsis

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to a working class white woman, Cynthia.

Actors

Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Hortense Cumberbatch
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Maurice Purley
Phyllis Logan
Phyllis Logan
Monica Purley
Claire Rushbrook
Claire Rushbrook
Roxanne Purley
Lee Ross
Lee Ross
Paul
Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville
The Social Worker
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth Berrington
Jane
Michele Austin
Michele Austin
Dionne
Ron Cook
Ron Cook
Stuart
Trevor Laird
Trevor Laird
Hortense's Brother
Brian Bovell
Brian Bovell
Hortense's Brother
Emma Amos
Emma Amos
Girl with Scar
Clare Perkins
Clare Perkins
Hortense's Sister in Law
Elias Perkins McCook
Elias Perkins McCook
Hortense's Nephew
Jane Mitchell
Jane Mitchell
Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
Janice Acquah
Janice Acquah
Junior Optician
Keylee Jade Flanders
Keylee Jade Flanders
Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
Hannah Davis
Hannah Davis
First Bride
Terence Harvey
Terence Harvey
First Bride's Father
Kate O'Malley
Kate O'Malley
Second Bride
Joe Tucker
Joe Tucker
Groom
Richard Syms
Richard Syms
Vicar
Grant Masters
Grant Masters
Best Man
Annie Hayes
Annie Hayes
Mother in Family Group
Jean Ainslie
Jean Ainslie
Grandmother
Lucy Sheen
Lucy Sheen
Nurse
Frances Ruffelle
Frances Ruffelle
Young Mother
Nitin Ganatra
Nitin Ganatra
Potential Suitor
Metin Marlow
Metin Marlow
Conjuror
Su Elliot
Su Elliot
Raunchy Woman
Amanda Crossley
Amanda Crossley
Raunchy Woman
Di Sherlock
Di Sherlock
Raunchy Woman
David Neilson
David Neilson
Man in Suit
Peter Waddington
Peter Waddington
Man in Suit
Peter Stockbridge
Peter Stockbridge
Man in Suit
Rachel Lewis
Rachel Lewis
Graduate
Paul Trussell
Paul Trussell
Grinning Husband
Jonny Coyne
Jonny Coyne
Fiance
Denise Orita
Denise Orita
Uneasy Woman
Margery Withers
Margery Withers
Elderly Lady
Gordon Winter
Gordon Winter
Laughing Man
Theresa Watson
Theresa Watson
Daughter
Peter Wight
Peter Wight
Father in Family Group
Gary McDonald
Gary McDonald
Boxer
Alison Steadman
Alison Steadman
Woman with Dog
Liz Smith
Liz Smith
Woman with Cat
Sheila Kelley
Sheila Kelley
Fertile Mother
Angela Curran
Angela Curran
Little Boy's Mother
Linda Beckett
Linda Beckett
Pin Up Housewife
Phil Davis
Phil Davis
Man in Suit
Wendy Nottingham
Wendy Nottingham
Glum Woman
Anthony O'Donnell
Anthony O'Donnell
Uneasy Man
Ruth Sheen
Ruth Sheen
Laughing Woman
Mia Soteriou
Mia Soteriou
Fiancee
Stephen Churchett
Stephen Churchett
Man in Suit

Crews

Simon Channing Williams
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Andrew Dickson
Andrew Dickson
Original Music Composer
Dick Pope
Dick Pope
Director of Photography
Jon Gregory
Jon Gregory
Editor
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
Writer
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
Director
Maria Price
Maria Price
Costume Design
George Richards
George Richards
Sound Recordist
Alison Chitty
Alison Chitty
Production Design

Trailers and other movies

Secrets & Lies (1996) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Mike Leigh on the Making of Secrets & Lies
1996 Secrets & Lies Official Trailer 1  Channel Four Films

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