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Cast

Rachel Weisz
as Deborah Lipstadt

Tom Wilkinson
as Richard Rampton

Timothy Spall
as David Irving

Andrew Scott
as Anthony Julius

Mark Gatiss
as Professor Robert Jan van der Pelt

Jack Lowden
as James Libson

Caren Pistorius
as Laura Tyler

Harriet Walter
as Vera Reich

John Sessions
as Prof. Richard Evans

Nikki Amuka-Bird
as Libby Holbrook

Pip Carter
as Anthony Forbes-Watson

Jackie Clune
as Heather Rogers

Will Attenborough
as Thomas Skelton-Robinson

Max Befort
as Nik Wachsman

Daniel Cerqueira
as Sam Glass

Laurel Lefkow
as Storm Glass

Elliot Levey
as Roger Levy

Helen Bradbury
as Rachel Levy

Abigail Cruttenden
as Janine Stone

Andrea Deck
as Leonie

Jacob Krichefski
as Rabbi Brenner

Lachelle Carl
as Gloria

Basil Eidenbenz
as Omer Arbel

Sean Power
as Mitch

Tom Clarke-Hill
as Sam Dixon

Amber Batty
as Kate Kelland

Edward Franklin
as Simon

Ziggy Heath
as Gerald - Assistant

Sally Messham
as Meg

Jeremy Neumark Jones
as Network Reporter 1

Christopher Brandon
as Network Reporter 2

Sara Powell
as Network Reporter 4

Nathalie Armin
as Network Reporter 5

Adrian Tauss
as Network Reporter 6

Nicholas Tennant
as Angry Man

Ian Conningham
as Press Conf. Reporter 1

Joan Iyiola
as Press Conf. Reporter 2

Louise Ford
as Press Conf. Reporter 3

Nick Harris
as Press Conf. Reporter 4

Laura Evelyn
as Maureen

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• Aug 03, 2017

  https://cinephilecrocodile.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/denial-dir-mick-jackson-2016-without.html
  Anthony L Super Reviewer
• Feb 04, 2017

  With exceptionally fine actors, this film should have been much better -- and certainly should have been more compelling. Poor cinematography and perhaps too much historicity left the taste of a drab legal case lacking the human element necessary for effective drama.
  Christian C Super Reviewer
• Oct 24, 2016

  Finally a movie that tells a riveting (true) story with actors who know their craft. In my top 3 for 2016. Rachel Weisz was tenacious and Spall was terrifying. (10-23-16)
  John C Super Reviewer
• Sep 24, 2016

  MEL GIBSON'S DAD IS A DICK - My Review of DENIAL (3 1/2 Stars) Ahhh, movies with a pedigree. The ones with top shelf actors and A-list above-the-line creatives. The ones with a social issue axe to grind. Remember those? Well, let me introduce you to DENIAL, the kind of film Hollywood rarely churns out anymore. The kind I refer to as the LET'S BAIT THE JEWS ON CHRISTMAS MOVIES, and as a Jew who usually eats Chinese and looks for anything starring Barbra Streisand on December 25th, I can expertly attest to the fact that this film fits that niche perfectly. Combine veteran director Mick Jackson (THE BODYGUARD, LA STORY, TEMPLE GRANDIN), legendary writer, David Hare (THE HOURS, THE READER) and Academy Award winning actor, Rachel Weisz, who, along with THE LOBSTER, is killing it in 2016, add a Holocaust theme and you can't miss with my tribe. Weisz plays Deborah Lipstadt, author and lecturer, who was sued by Holocaust denier, David Irving, claiming she ruined his credibility and his career. The catch is that Lipstadt, an American, had to stand trial in England, Iriving's home. Assigned to a Solicitor (Andrew Scott, so great in PRIDE) and a Trial Attorney (Tom Wilkinson), Lipstadt is a true fish out of water who must quickly learn that her very prominent voice may be squelched in order to be absolved of the charges against her. DENIAL serves as a passionate and talky chamber piece which examines both sides of the Holocaust debate, and while it's done very well, there's no question whose side we're on. What I found infinitely more interesting is the deep dive we take into English law. Hampered by a maudlin, TV movie score by Howard Shore, who usually does much better work, and warm but somewhat generic cinematography by Haris Zambarloukos, DENIAL works best as a rousing look at the cost of justice. Late in the film, Lipstadt faces what she has to deny in order to win, and it's a stunning piece of dialogue. No surprise, since David Hare knows how to craft a dramatic scene better than most. Weisz perfectly embodies her character, who, while filled with passion, isn't afraid to be a tad self-righteous and annoying. Weisz plays her as a New York Jew, and yet she manages to avoid stereotypes while also allowing her some flaws. Not enough if you ask me. In the first act, there's a hint of hubris that doesn't get explored as much as I would have liked. I enjoy lead characters who lack perfection, and Lipstadt comes across as a warrior with a heart of gold. Here's a woman who has little reason to trust her legal team, yet learns to let go a bit. It's a great dynamic for a legal drama. Give us a little more prickliness and I would have been more gung ho. So much of DENIAL reminded me of TRUTH, the Dan Rather expose starring Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett. Both films lean towards the preachy and overstated, yet I enjoyed DENIAL more. There's real fire and passion on display. Timothy Spall could have dialed back the sourness of his character's demeanor here and there, but he proves completely charming when initially meeting the lawyers. Wilkinson brings so much richness to what could easily have been a stock character. But this is Weisz's movie and she exudes a mesmerizing confidence. Additionally, one stunning sequence totally won me over. On an exploratory trip to Auschwitz in order to truly understand the layout, the scene starts with an excruciatingly long high and wide shot of the camp. We hold on this shot in order to absorb the scale and magnitude of the place. It's in these scenes where I felt the film became a real movie. Otherwise, this is a dialogue-heavy, extremely didactic, filmed play, a good one, but not the most cinematic experience you'll ever have. Take a break from the Michael Bay experiences, however, and you may find yourself richly rewarded.
  

  Glenn G Super Reviewer

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