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{{Infobox film
| name = Privileged
| name = Privileged
| image =
| image =
| director = [[Michael Hoffman (American director)|Michael Hoffman]]
| director = [[Michael Hoffman (American director)|Michael Hoffman]]
| writer = Michael Hoffman<br/>David Woollcombe<br/>Rupert Walters
| writer = Jeremy Beadle<br />[[Michael Hoffman (American director)|Michael Hoffman]]
| starring = [[Robert Woolley]]<br />[[Diana Katis]]<br />[[Hugh Grant]]<br />[[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]]<br />[[James Wilby]]
| starring = Robert Woolley<br />Diana Katis<br />[[Hugh Grant]]<br />[[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]]<br />[[James Wilby]]
| producer = [[Rick Stevenson]]
| producer = [[Rick Stevenson]]
| music = [[Rachel Portman]]
| distributor = [[ITC Entertainment|ITC]]
| distributor = [[ITC Entertainment|ITC]]
| released = {{Film date|1982}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1982}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
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'''''Privileged''''' is a 1982 film notable for being the first theatrical release from the [[Oxford University Film Foundation|Oxford Film Foundation]] and the screen debut of [[Hugh Grant]]. Directed by [[Michael Hoffman (American director)|Michael Hoffman]] with [[John Schlesinger]], produced by [[Rick Stevenson]] and Mark Bentley, the film is about a group of Oxford student partygoers, with elements of a [[whodunit]].
'''''Privileged''''' is a 1982 film notable for being the first theatrical release from the [[Oxford University Film Foundation|Oxford Film Foundation]] and the screen debut of [[Hugh Grant]], [[Imogen Stubbs]], [[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]], and [[James Wilby]]. Directed by [[Michael Hoffman (American director)|Michael Hoffman]] with [[John Schlesinger]], produced by [[Rick Stevenson]] (as Richard Stevenson), the film is about a group of Oxford student partygoers, with elements of a [[whodunit]].


The classical score is by [[Rachel Portman]], and the film also uses dance tracks by Oxford student band "Kudos Points" whose members included [[Charlie Mole]] (who went on to compose film scores in his own right). ''Privileged'' was also the first major screen debut for [[Imogen Stubbs]], [[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]] and [[James Wilby]].
The classical score is by [[Rachel Portman]] in her film debut at the age of 22, and the film also uses dance tracks by Oxford student band "Kudos Points" whose members included [[Charlie Mole]] (who went on to compose film scores in his own right).


The screenplay includes a [[play within a play]] as several of the characters are vying for a role in a student production of ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]].''
The screenplay includes a [[play within a play]] as several of the characters are vying for a role in a student production of ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]].''

==Cast==
* Robert Woolley as Edward
* Diana Katis as Anne
* [[Hugh Grant]] as Lord Adrian (credited as Hughie Grant)
* [[Victoria Studd]] as Lucy
* [[James Wilby]] as Jamie
* Simon Shackleton as Justin
* [[Imogen Stubbs]] as Imogen
* [[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]] as Wilf
* Neville Watchurst as Julian
* [[Michael Hoffman (director)|Michael Hoffman]] as Alan
* Jenny Waldman as Waitress
* Ted Coleman as Barman
* Stefan Bednarczyk as Pianist (credited as Stefan Bednarcyzk)


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 14 September 2024

Privileged
Directed byMichael Hoffman
Written byMichael Hoffman
David Woollcombe
Rupert Walters
Produced byRick Stevenson
StarringRobert Woolley
Diana Katis
Hugh Grant
Mark Williams
James Wilby
Music byRachel Portman
Distributed byITC
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Privileged is a 1982 film notable for being the first theatrical release from the Oxford Film Foundation and the screen debut of Hugh Grant, Imogen Stubbs, Mark Williams, and James Wilby. Directed by Michael Hoffman with John Schlesinger, produced by Rick Stevenson (as Richard Stevenson), the film is about a group of Oxford student partygoers, with elements of a whodunit.

The classical score is by Rachel Portman in her film debut at the age of 22, and the film also uses dance tracks by Oxford student band "Kudos Points" whose members included Charlie Mole (who went on to compose film scores in his own right).

The screenplay includes a play within a play as several of the characters are vying for a role in a student production of The Duchess of Malfi.

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