Project Detail

Death at a Funeral

Synopsis

Death At A Funeral follows the comic twists and turns as a family gather for the funeral of their father. Brothers Daniel and Robert are at each other’s throats until a mysterious guest from their father’s past threatens to unveil an earth-shattering family secret. As the brothers struggle to hide the truth from their family and friends, riotous mayhem and a hilarious sequence of events ensue, resulting in what sets out to be a dignified private affair turning into the mother of all funerals that no guest will soon forget.

Details

Year
2008
Type of film
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Frank Oz
Producer
Josh Kesselman, Alex Lewis
Editor
Beverley Mills
Screenwriter
Dean Craig
Sound
Michael Howells
Composer
Murray Gold
Principal cast
Ewen Bremner, Jane Asher, Peter Dinklage, Daisy Donovan, Peter Egan, Rupert Graves, Keeley Hawes, Matthew Macfadyen, Kris Marshall, Andy Nyman, Alan Tudyk, Peter Vaughan, Thomas Vaughn, Thomas Wheatley

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Production Status

Sales Company

Kimmel International

250 Hudson Street 10th Floor
New York, NY 10013
USA

T +1 212 431 5550

kimmelny@skefilms.com

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