Gosford Park
Director: Robert Altman
Writers: Robert Altman; Bob Balaban; Julian Fellowes
Music: Patrick Doyle
Producers: Robert Altman; Bob Balaban; David Levy
Keywords: Mystery
Period piece examines the lives of guests and servants at an early-1930s England house party turned murder mystery.
ABSTRACT
William McCordle and wife Lady Sylvia, aging early-1930s British socialites, invite a number of friends and relatives to their stately country house for an unforgettable weekend vacation turned murder mystery when William turns up dead, evidently murdered. Gosford Park examines storylines concerning a number of the house party's well-heeled guests and the servants tasked with taking care of their needs, offering viewers a polished glimpse into high-society goings-on of days gone by shattered by a lust for money as a police investigation reveals a desire for the murdered William's possessions amongst the exhaustive list of guests.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen Atkins | Actor | 16-Jun-1934 | Co-Creator of Upstairs, Downstairs | |
| Bob Balaban | Film Director | 16-Aug-1945 | Parents | |
| Alan Bates | Actor | 17-Feb-1934 | 27-Dec-2003 | Basil in Zorba the Greek |
| Charles Dance | Actor | 10-Oct-1946 | Good Morning, Babylon | |
| Trent Ford | Actor | 16-Jan-1979 | How to Deal | |
| Laurence Fox | Actor | 1978 | DS Hathaway on Inspector Lewis | |
| Stephen Fry | Actor | 24-Aug-1957 | Jeeves and Wooster | |
| Michael Gambon | Actor | 19-Oct-1940 | The Singing Detective | |
| Richard E. Grant | Actor | 5-May-1957 | Dr. Who, Henry & June | |
| Tom Hollander | Actor | 25-Aug-1967 | Gosford Park | |
| Derek Jacobi | Actor | 22-Oct-1938 | Claudius on I, Claudius | |
| Kelly Macdonald | Actor | 23-Feb-1976 | Trainspotting | |
| Helen Mirren | Actor | 26-Jul-1945 | Prime Suspect | |
| Jeremy Northam | Actor | 1-Dec-1961 | Enigma | |
| Clive Owen | Actor | 3-Oct-1964 | The Bourne Identity assassin | |
| Ryan Phillippe | Actor | 10-Sep-1974 | Little Boy Blue | |
| Maggie Smith | Actor | 28-Dec-1934 | Prof. McGonagall in Harry Potter | |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | Actor | 24-May-1960 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | |
| Frank Thornton | Actor | 15-Jan-1921 | 16-Mar-2013 | Are You Being Served? |
| Emily Watson | Actor | 14-Jan-1967 | Angela's Ashes | |
| James Wilby | Actor | 20-Feb-1958 | Maurice |
CAST
| Above Stairs | |
| Maggie Smith | ... Constance Trentham |
| Michael Gambon | ... William McCordle |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | ... Sylvia McCordle |
| Camilla Rutherford | ... Isobel McCordle |
| Charles Dance | ... Raymond Stockbridge |
| Geraldine Somerville | ... Louisa Stockbridge |
| Tom Hollander | ... Anthony Meredith |
| Natasha Wightman | ... Lavinia Meredith |
| Jeremy Northam | ... Ivor Novello |
| Bob Balaban | ... Morris Weissman |
| James Wilby | ... Freddie Nesbitt |
| Claudie Blakley | ... Mabel Nesbitt |
| Laurence Fox | ... Rupert Standish |
| Trent Ford | ... Jeremy Blond |
| Ryan Phillippe | ... Henry Denton |
| Visitors | |
| Stephen Fry | ... Insp. Thompson |
| Ron Webster | ... Constable Dexter |
| Below Stairs | |
| Kelly Macdonald | ... Mary Maceachran |
| Clive Owen | ... Robert Parks |
| Helen Mirren | ... Mrs. Wilson |
| Eileen Atkins | ... Mrs. Croft |
| Emily Watson | ... Elsie |
| Alan Bates | ... Jennings |
| Derek Jacobi | ... Probert |
| Richard E. Grant | ... George |
| Jeremy Swift | ... Arthur |
| Sophie Thompson | ... Dorothy |
| Meg Wynn Owen | ... Lewis |
| Adrian Scarborough | ... Barnes |
| Frances Low | ... Sarah |
| Joanna Maude | ... Renee |
| Teresa Churcher | ... Bertha |
| Sarah Flind | ... Ellen |
| Finty Williams | ... Janet |
| Emma Buckley | ... May |
| Lucy Cohu | ... Lottie |
| Laura Harling | ... Ethel |
| Tilly Gerrard | ... Maud |
| Will Beer | ... Albert |
| Leo Bill | ... Jim |
| Gregor Henderson Begg | ... Fred |
| John Atterbury | ... Merriman |
| Frank Thornton | ... Mr. Burkett |
| Ron Puttock | ... Strutt |
| Adrian Preater | ... McCordle's Loader |
| John Cox | ... Loader |
| Ken Davies | ... Loader |
| Tony Davies | ... Loader |
| Steve Markham | ... Loader |
| Terry Sturmey | ... Loader |
| Julian Such | ... Loader |
| Alan Bland | ... Beater |
| Peter Champion | ... Beater |
| Geoff Double | ... Beater |
| Robin Devereux | ... Beater |
| John Fountain | ... Beater |
| Richard Gamble | ... Beater |
| Brian Rumsey | ... Beater |
| George Sherman | ... Beater |
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