The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
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| Directed by | Stephen Hopkins |
| Screenplay by | Christopher Markus Stephen McFeely |
| Based on | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers by Roger Lewis |
| Produced by | Simon Bosanquet |
| Starring | Geoffrey Rush Charlize Theron Emily Watson John Lithgow Miriam Margolyes Peter Vaughan Sonia Aquino Stanley Tucci Stephen Fry |
| Cinematography | Peter Levy |
| Edited by | John Smith |
| Music by | Richard Hartley |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a 2004 biographical film about the life of English comedian Peter Sellers, based on Roger Lewis's book of the same name. It was directed by Stephen Hopkins and stars Geoffrey Rush as Sellers, Miriam Margolyes as his mother Peg Sellers, Emily Watson as his first wife Anne Howe, Charlize Theron as his second wife Britt Ekland, John Lithgow as Blake Edwards, Stephen Fry as Maurice Woodruff and Stanley Tucci as Stanley Kubrick.
The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Rush won Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. It also won nine Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Rush.