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STAGE BEAUTY 2004
- Director: Richard Eyre
- Producers: Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Hardy Justice
- Executive Producers: Michael Kuhn, Richard Eyre, James D Stern, Amir Malin, Rachel Cohen
- Writer Jeffrey Hatcher
- Cast: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Griffiths, Zoe Tapper, Edward Fox
- Status: Gala Screening - Toronto International Film Festival September 15th 2004, World Premiere - Tribeca Film Festival May 8th 2004
- US Distributor: Lions Gate - release date October 8th 2004
- UK Distributor: Momentum - release date September 3rd 2004
- Official Website: www.stagebeautymovie.com
- Plot: The year is 1661 and King Charles II sits upon the throne of England. Shakespeare has been dead for nearly half a century, yet London society is still in the thrall of his plays. Forever in the spotlight, the leading actors are adored by their public and enjoy a fabulous celebrity lifestyle - none more so than Edward 'Ned' Kynaston (BILLY CRUDUP) - England's most celebrated leading lady!
By Royal decree, it is forbidden for women to appear on stage and Ned has become a star. Using skills he has honed since he was a young boy, Ned has made the great female roles his own and become the crown prince of the theatrical glitterati. With his ever loyal but hopelessly lovelorn dresser, Maria (CLAIRE DANES), never far from his side, it appears as if Ned can do no wrong… until the unthinkable occurs
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