The Good Father
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This article is about the 1985 British film. For the Life on Mars episode, see The Good Father (Life on Mars).
| The Good Father | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Mike Newell |
| Produced by | Ann Scott |
| Written by | Peter Prince Christopher Hampton |
| Starring | Anthony Hopkins Jim Broadbent Harriet Walter Frances Viner Simon Callow |
| Music by | Richard Hartley |
| Cinematography | Michael Coulter |
| Editing by | Peter Hollywood |
| Distributed by | Mainline Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November, 1985 |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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The Good Father is a 1985 British film directed by Mike Newell and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Fanny Viner, Simon Callow, Joanne Whalley, and Michael Byrne.
Anthony Hopkins is a father who loses custody of his child and takes out his anger by befriending Jim Broadbent's character and funding the latter's court case to regain his kid's custody. Simon Callow is the unscrupulous lawyer.
The movie was made for British TV and received a theatrical release in the US. The script was based on Peter Prince's novel of the same title.
[edit] External links
The Good Father at the Internet Movie Database
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