The Final Curtain (film)

The Final Curtain
Directed byPatrick Harkins
Written byJohn Hodge
Produced byChristopher Young
StarringPeter O'Toole
Adrian Lester
Aidan Gillen
CinematographyOliver Curtis
Edited byScott Thomas
Justine Wright
Music byMark Thomas
Production
companies
DNA Films[1]
Young Crossbow Productions[1]
Distributed byUniversal Pictures International[2] (through United International Pictures[3])
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
85 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Final Curtain is a 2002 British film directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole.[4]

It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, an aging gameshow host played by O'Toole, who hires novelist Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) to pen his biography, in the hope of sealing his immortality in the hearts and minds of the British public. This is made more difficult by his rivalry with fellow gameshow host Dave Turner (Aidan Gillen), and events from his past.

  1. ^ a b "The Final Curtain (VHS)". Australian Classification Board. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (2 May 2002). "Sony genes may blend into DNA". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ^ "The Final Curtain (2002)". BBFC. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ Harkins, Patrick (12 October 2002), The Final Curtain, Aidan Gillen, Peter O'Toole, Adrian Lester, retrieved 3 April 2018