Über kurz oder lang (2001)
Phil Allen ist ein Friseur mit einem kleinen Laden um die Ecke, der eigentlich einmal ein ganz Großer seiner Zunft war. Bis ihn seine Frau Shelley verließ, um mit dem lesbischen Frisuren-Modell Sandra zu leben und einen eigenen Salon zu führen. Der gemeinsame Sohn Brian blieb bei seinem zutiefst frustrierten Vater. Das Schicksal nimmt seinen Lauf: Phil kommt weder umhin, sich endlich mit seiner Vergangenheit auseinanderzusetzen, noch gelingt es ihm, der Teilnahme am Wettbewerb zu entkommen. Was seinem alten Widersacher Raymond Robertson den Verlust der Meisterschaft einbringt. Zwischen Christina, der Tochter seines Erzrivalen, und Phils Sohn entwickelt sich eine zarte Liebesbeziehung.
Der Regisseur: Paddy Breathnach
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Alan Rickman as Phil Allen |
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Natasha Richardson as Shelley Allen |
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Rachel Griffiths as Sandra |
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Rachael Leigh Cook as Christina Robertson |
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Josh Hartnett as Brian Allen |
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Bill Nighy as Ray Robertson |
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Warren Clarke as Tony |
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Rosemary Harris as Daisy |
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Hugh Bonneville as Louis |
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Heidi Klum as Jasmine |
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Peter McDonald as Vincent |
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Michael McElhatton as Robert |
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David Bradley as Noah |
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Ben Crompton as Saul |
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Ann Rye as Margaret, Farmer's Wife |
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Ray Emmet Brown as TJ |
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Oliver Ford Davies as Doctor Hamilton |
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Paul Copley as Ken |
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Elizabeth Woodcock as Sharon |
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Mark Benton as George, Journalist #1 |
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Gordon Langford Rowe as Stanley, Journalist #2 |
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Johnny Leeze as Journalist #3 |
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Stephen Graham as Press Photographer |
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Peter Kay as Cyril the Barman |
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Tony Barton as Workman |
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Margaret Blakemore as Hotel Receptionist |
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Willie Ross as Louis's Volunteer |
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Jukka Hiltunen as Biker Volunteer |
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Christopher Biggins as President of the British Hair Federation |
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Janet Henfrey as Aerobics Teacher |
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Lorraine Balinska as Ebony |
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Martin L. Evans as Marcus Green |
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Jane Staiano as Hairdresser's Friend |
| Directing | Paddy Breathnach | Director |
| Writing | Simon Beaufoy | Writer |
| Camera | Cian de Buitléar | Director of Photography |
| Art | Niamh Coulter | Set Decoration |
| Art | Sarah Hauldren | Art Direction |
| Sound | Pauline Griffiths | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Tony Lawson | Editor |
| Sound | Daniel Laurie | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Production | William Horberg | Producer |
| Sound | Daniel Laurie | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Steve Single | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Sophie Becher | Production Design |
| Sound | Howard Halsall | ADR Editor |
| Production | David Rubin | Producer |
| Camera | Laurie Sparham | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Peter Lindsay | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Auguste | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ricky Butt | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosie Hackett | Costume Design |
| Production | Ruth Jackson | Producer |
| Sound | Michael Crouch | Foley Artist |
| Art | David Balfour | Property Master |
| Sound | Patrick Doyle | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Tim Cavagin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Bateman | ADR Mixer |
| Directing | Angela Wharton | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | John Pardue | Additional Director of Photography |
| Production | Mark Cooper | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Terry Jarvis | Wigmaker |
| Production | Jane Nerlinger Evans | Production Executive |
| Art | Guy Hunt | Standby Carpenter |
| Sound | Christian Joyce | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Graeme Crowther | Stunts |
| Camera | Kenny Groom | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Alan Hall | Clapper Loader |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline Hamilton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Love | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharon O'Brien | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Alex Oakley | Third Assistant Director |
| Crew | David Plewis | Special Effects Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Howard | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Loulia Sheppard | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Ben Burt | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Mark Clayton | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rupert Simon | Additional Hairstylist |
| Crew | Justin Chappell | Carpenter |
| Crew | Norman McGeoch | Special Effects Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Pickering | Hairstylist |
| Art | Lance Smith | Painter |
| Camera | Seamus Corcoran | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jon Henry Gordon | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rupert Simon | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Marc Atherfold | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Steven Gardner | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Phil Murray | Grip |
| Directing | Richard Styles | Assistant Director |
| Art | Cyrille Nomberg | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Mickey Woolfson | Standby Property Master |
| Sound | Sam Auguste | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Philip Kenyon | Grip |
| Production | Guy East | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nigel Sinclair | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Pickering | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Sallie Hard | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Glen Moore | Special Effects Technician |
| Lighting | James McGuire | Gaffer |
| Production | Moritz Borman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Julie Goldstein | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Love | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Rob Anderson | Construction Manager |
| Crew | David Ned Kelly | Carpenter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kevin Alexander | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kevin Alexander | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Miranda Jones | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Amanda Craggs | Runner Art Department |
| Art | Robina Kelly | Art Department Assistant |
| Crew | Joel Blesham | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Paul Mann | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charley McEwen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karl Derrick | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Tom Hannam | Standby Art Director |
| Production | Sydney Pollack | Executive Producer |
| Production | Meryl Poster | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Howard | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charley McEwen | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Simon Moseley | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Julia Castle | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Gregor Telfer | Dressing Prop |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline Hamilton | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Steve Mitchell | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | James Seddon | Dolby Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jon Henry Gordon | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesa Warrener | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Noel Quinn | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Kenneth Atherfold | Key Grip |
| Production | Chris Sievernich | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesa Warrener | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Peter Field | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Gamble | Other |