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| director = Vadim Jean<br>Gary Sinyor<!--Production credits for director, producer, writer, music, cinematographer and editor as per Time Out London cite below-->
| director = Vadim Jean<br/>Gary Sinyor<!--Production credits for director, producer, writer, music, cinematographer and editor as per Time Out London cite below-->
| producer = Vadim Jean<br>Gary Sinyor
| producer = Vadim Jean<br/>Gary Sinyor
| writer = [[Michael Normand]]<br>Gary Sinyor
| writer = [[Michael Normand]]<br/>Gary Sinyor
| starring = [[Mark Frankel]]<br>[[Janet Suzman]]<br>[[Brian Glover]]<br>[[Connie Booth]]
| starring = [[Mark Frankel]]<br/>[[Janet Suzman]]<br/>[[Brian Glover]]<br/>[[Connie Booth]]
| music = [[David Hughes (musician)|David Hughes]]<br>[[John Murphy (composer)|John Murphy]]
| music = [[David Hughes (musician)|David Hughes]]<br/>[[John Murphy (composer)|John Murphy]]
| cinematography = [[Gordon Hickie]]
| cinematography = [[Gordon Hickie]]
| editing = Ewa J. Lind
| editing = Ewa J. Lind
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'''''Leon the Pig Farmer''''' is a 1992<ref name=bfi>{{cite web | url = http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7bd81786 | title = ''Leon the Pig Farmer'' | publisher = [[British Film Institute]] | accessdate= 2013-11-21}}</ref> [[United Kingdom|British]] comedy about a [[Jew]]ish [[estate agent]] in [[London]] who discovers that thanks to an [[artificial insemination]] mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in [[Yorkshire]]. It was directed by [[Vadim Jean]] and [[Gary Sinyor]], and starred [[Mark Frankel]] in the title role.<ref name=bfi />
'''''Leon the Pig Farmer''''' is a 1992<ref name=bfi>{{cite web | url = http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7bd81786 | title = Leon the Pig Farmer | publisher = [[British Film Institute]] | accessdate= 2013-11-21}}</ref> [[United Kingdom|British]] comedy about a [[Jew]]ish [[estate agent]] in [[London]] who discovers that thanks to an [[artificial insemination]] mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in [[Yorkshire]]. It was directed by [[Vadim Jean]] and [[Gary Sinyor]], and starred [[Mark Frankel]] in the title role.<ref name=bfi />


The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 [[Venice Film Festival]],{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} while its directors won the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle,{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} the Most Promising Newcomer at the [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]],{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]].{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 [[Venice Film Festival]],{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} while its directors won the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle,{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} the Most Promising Newcomer at the [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]],{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]].{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
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==Cast==
==Cast==
Source:<ref name = timeout>{{cite news | url = http://www.timeout.com/london/film/leon-the-pig-farmer | title = ''Leon the Pig Farmer'' | work = [[Time Out London]] | date= 1992, date n.a. | accessdate = 2013-11-21}}</ref><ref name=bfi />
Source:<ref name = timeout>{{cite news | url = http://www.timeout.com/london/film/leon-the-pig-farmer | title = Leon the Pig Farmer | work = [[Time Out London]] | accessdate = 2013-11-21}}</ref><ref name=bfi />
* [[Mark Frankel]] as Leon Geller
* [[Mark Frankel]] as Leon Geller
* [[Janet Suzman]] as Judith Geller
* [[Janet Suzman]] as Judith Geller

Revision as of 04:03, 15 February 2016

Leon the Pig Farmer
Directed byVadim Jean
Gary Sinyor
Written byMichael Normand
Gary Sinyor
Produced byVadim Jean
Gary Sinyor
StarringMark Frankel
Janet Suzman
Brian Glover
Connie Booth
CinematographyGordon Hickie
Edited byEwa J. Lind
Music byDavid Hughes
John Murphy
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Leon the Pig Farmer is a 1992[2] British comedy about a Jewish estate agent in London who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in Yorkshire. It was directed by Vadim Jean and Gary Sinyor, and starred Mark Frankel in the title role.[2]

The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival,[citation needed] while its directors won the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle,[citation needed] the Most Promising Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards,[citation needed] and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[citation needed]

Plot

Jewish estate agent Leon Geller, who lives in London, discovers his father is not actually local businessman Sidney Geller but Yorkshire Dales pig farmer Brian Chadwick.

Cast

Source:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leon the Pig Farmer". Time Out London. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Leon the Pig Farmer". British Film Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
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