The Good Father

The Good Father

Infobox Film
name = The Good Father


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caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Mike Newell
producer = Ann Scott
writer = Peter Prince
Christopher Hampton
narrator =
starring = Anthony Hopkins
Jim Broadbent
Harriet Walter
Frances Viner
Simon Callow
music = Richard Hartley
cinematography = Michael Coulter
editing = Peter Hollywood
distributor = Mainline Pictures
released = November, 1985
runtime = 90 min
country = UK
language = English
budget =
gross =
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imdb_id = 0093103

"The Good Father" is a 1985 British film directed by Mike Newell and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Fanny Viner, Simon Callow, Joanne Whalley, and Michael Byrne.

Anthony Hopkins is a father who loses custody of his child and takes out his anger by befriending Jim Broadbent's character and funding the latter's court case to regain "his" kid's custody. Simon Callow is the unscrupulous lawyer. It also included the first film role of Stephen Fry as 'Creighton'.

The movie was made for British TV and received a theatrical release in the US. The script was based on Peter Prince's novel of the same title.

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