The read
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
1913, shortly before the outbreak of WWI. A group of aristocrats gathers at the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby for a weekend shoot. As the terminal decrepitude of a dying class is reflected in the social interactions and hypocrisy of its members, only world weary Sir Randolph seems to realise that the sun is setting.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Alan BridgesDirector
- Julian BondWriter
- John ScottOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James MasonSir Randolph Nettleby
- Edward FoxLord Gilbert Hartlip
- Dorothy TutinLady Minnie Nettleby
- John GielgudCornelius Cardew
- Gordon JacksonTom Harker
- Cheryl CampbellLady Aline Hartlip
- Robert HardyBob, Lord Lilburn
- Aharon IpaléSir Reuben Hergesheimer
- Joris StuyckCount Tibor Rakassyi
- Rebecca SaireCicely Nettleby
- Sarah BadelIda Nettleby
- Rupert FrazerLionel Stephens