Secrets & Lies (1997)

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R | 2 hr 24 mins | Comedy, Drama | Released: 2/28/1997 |Box Office Total: $13.4M

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Synopsis:

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London. As the two warily forge a bond, they must learn to cope with the tensions and confusions of their extended families and the hidden truths that remain between them.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
2/28/1997

Director	Credit
Mike Leigh	Director
Cast	Credit
Timothy Spall	Maurice
Phyllis Logan	Monica
Brenda Blethyn	Cynthia
Claire Rushbrook	Roxanne
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	Hortense
Elizabeth Berrington	Jane
Michele Austin	Dionne
Lee Ross	Paul
Lesley Manville	Social Worker
Ron Cook	Stuart
Emma Amos	Girl With Scar
Brian Boyell	Hortense's Brother
Trevor Laird	Hortense's Brother
Clare Perkins	Hortense's Sister in Law
Elias Perkins McCook	Hortense's Nephew
June Mitchell	Senior Optometrist
Janice Acquah	Junior Optician
Keeley Flanders	Girl in Optician's
Hannah Davis	Bride No 1
Terence Harvey	No 1 Bride's Father
Kate O'Malley	Bride No 2
Joe Tucker	Groom
Richard Syms	Vicar
Grant Masters	Best Man
Annie Hayes	Mother in Family Group
Jean Ainslie	Grandmother
Daniel Smith	Teenage Son
Lucy Sheen	Nurse
Francis Ruffelle	Young Mother
Felix Manley	Baby
Nitin Ganatra	Potential Husband
Metin Marlow	Conjuror
Amanda Crossley	Raunchy Woman
Su Elliot	Raunchy Woman
Di Sherlock	Raunchy Woman
Alex Squires	Triplet
Lauren Squires	Triplet
Sade Squires	Triplet
Dominic Curran	Little Boy
Stephen Churchett	Man in Suit
David Neilsen	Man in Suit
Peter Stockbridge	Man in Suit
Peter Waddington	Man in Suit
Rachel Lewis	Graduate
Paul Trussell	Grinning Husband
Denise Orita	Uneasy Woman
Margery Withers	Elderly Lady
Theresa Watson	Daughter
Gordon Winter	Laughing Man
Jonathan Coyne	Fiance
Bonzo	Dog
Texas	Cat
Peter Wight	Father in Family Group
Gary McDonald	Boxer
Alison Steadman	Dog Owner
Liz Smith	Cat Owner
Sheila Kelley	Fertil Mother
Angela Curran	Little Boy's Mother
Linda Beckett	Pin Up Housewife
Philip Davis	Man in Suits
Wendy Tottingham	Glum Wife
Anthony O'Donnell	Uneasy Man
Ruth Sheen	Laughing Woman
Mia Soteriou	Fiance
Production Credits	Credit
Simon Channing-Williams	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Thin Man Films, Ltd.	Production Company
Ciby 2000	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (Sweden)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
New Star	Foreign Distribution Rights
Alliance Releasing	Theatrical Distributor
CBS/Fox Video International	Domestic Video Distributor
October Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Globe Film Company	Theatrical Distributor
Cinelibre	Theatrical Distributor
Rialto	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
London, England, United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Mike Leigh	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Roger Sampson	Production Insurance - Insurance
Sarah Trowse	Assistant Accountant
William Tyler	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Guy Rutter	Painter - Standby Painter
Eve Stewart	Art Director
Alison Chitty	Production Designer
Jim Booth	Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Hilly Benjamin	Art Director - Assistant Art Director
Casting	Credit
Susie Parriss	Casting
Paddy Stern	Casting
Stern & Pariss	Casting Agency casting
Film Camera	Credit
Clive Noakes	Color Timer
Dan Shoring	Loader - Clapper Loader
Lucy Bristow	Focus Puller
Dick Pope	Director of Photography
Simon Mein	Photography - still photographer
Film Sales Financing	Credit
CiBy Sales	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Theodore Goddard	Legal Counsel - Solicitor
David Lewisohn	Legal Counsel - Solicitor
Mark Westaway	Legal Counsel - Solicitor
Music	Credit
Keith Grant	Music Engineer
Andrew Dickson	Music
Step Parikian	Music Supervisor
Chas Dickie	Music - Cello
Michael Laird	Music - Flugelhorn
Helen Tunstall	Music - Harp
Ivo van der Werff	Music - Viola
Chris West	Music - Double Bass
Production Management	Credit
Jennie Osborn	Assistant Director
Heather Storr	Script Supervisor
Mike Carter	Assistant Location Manager
Georgina Lowe	Production Supervisor
Mark Mostyn	Location Manager
Stephanie Faugier	Production Coordinator
Chris Rose	Assistant Director
Josh Robertson	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Paula Spinks	Assistant Director - Fourth Assistant Director
Zerlina Hughes	Assistant Director - Third Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Mick Boggis	Rerecording Mixer
Orin Beaton	Boom Operator
Ted Swanscott	Foley Mixer
Ted Swanscott	ADR
Diane Greaves	Foley - Foley Walker
George Richards	Sound Recordist
William Trent	Foley Editor
George S Richardson	Sound - sound recorder
Derek Holding	ADR Editor
Michelle Greaves	Foley - Foley Walker
Loveday Harding	Boom Operator
Peter Maxwell	Rerecording Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Ian Differ	Digital Effects Artist - FT2 Trainee
Chris Allies	Titles - Title Design
Dave Smith	Titles and Opticals - Title Opticals
Steve Mercer	Digital Effects Artist - FT2 Trainee
Victoria Stevens	Digital Effects Artist - FT2 Trainee
Karen Yeaman	Digital Effects Artist - FT2 Trainee
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Christine Blundell	Makeup - makeup designer
Zoe Porter	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Trainee
Maria Price	Costume Designer
Allison Wyldeck	Costume Supervisor
Jacki Thomas	Wardrobe Assistant
Kirstin Weguelin	Hair - Assistant Hair
Christine Blundell	Makeup
Kirstin Weguelin	Makeup - Assistant Make-up

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