A Landing on the Sun
Synopsis
Brian Jessel, a civil servant in the Cabinet Office, is asked to investigate the mysterious death of the civil servant Stephen Summerchild twenty years earlier. Summerchild was working on a Cabinet project, under the Oxford philosophy don Elizabeth Serafin, to find the "quality of life" in Britain. Jessel finds a box of audio tapes from the project containing all the discussions up to the time Summerchild fell off the Admiralty Building.
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- Director
- Nicholas Renton
- Screenplay & Story
- Michael Frayn
- Original Title
- A Landing on the Sun
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- Unknown
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Nicholas Renton
Michael Frayn
David Snodin
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Nicholas Renton
Director
Michael Frayn
Writer
David Snodin
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What is A Landing on the Sun about?
Brian Jessel, a civil servant in the Cabinet Office, is asked to investigate the mysterious death of the civil servant Stephen Summerchild twenty years earlier. Summerchild was working on a Cabinet project, under the Oxford philosophy don Elizabeth Serafin, to find the "quality of life" in Britain. Jessel finds a box of audio tapes from the project containing all the discussions up to the time Summerchild fell off the Admiralty Building.
Who directed A Landing on the Sun?
A Landing on the Sun was directed by Nicholas Renton.
Who stars in A Landing on the Sun?
The principal cast of A Landing on the Sun includes Robert Glenister, Susan Fleetwood, Roger Allam.
When was A Landing on the Sun released and how long is it?
A Landing on the Sun was released in 1994 with a total runtime of Unknown.