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The Designated Mourner is a British film of genre Drama directed by David Hare released in USA on 23 may 1997 with Mike Nichols
The Designated Mourner (1997)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 23 may 1997
Length 1h34
Directed by David Hare
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Drama
Rating62%
The Designated Mourner is a play written by Wallace Shawn in 1996, which was adapted into a film directed by David Hare in 1997.
The film, which follows the play's script exactly, is based on the original London stage production directed by Hare and has the same cast: Mike Nichols as Jack, Miranda Richardson as Judy, and David de Keyser as Howard. Andre Gregory subsequently directed a stage production in New York City in 2000, and a radio play, both of which featured Wallace Shawn as Jack, Deborah Eisenberg as Judy, and Larry Pine as Howard.
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