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The Deal

  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.5K
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David Morrissey and Michael Sheen in The Deal (2003)
DocudramaPolitical DramaBiographyDrama

Follows the rise to power of Tony Blair, and his friendship and rivalry with his contemporary, Gordon Brown.Follows the rise to power of Tony Blair, and his friendship and rivalry with his contemporary, Gordon Brown.Follows the rise to power of Tony Blair, and his friendship and rivalry with his contemporary, Gordon Brown.

  • Director
    • Stephen Frears
  • Writers
    • Peter Morgan
    • James Naughtie
  • Stars
    • David Morrissey
    • Matt Blair
    • Michael Sheen
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stephen Frears
    • Writers
      • Peter Morgan
      • James Naughtie
    • Stars
      • David Morrissey
      • Matt Blair
      • Michael Sheen
    • 11User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    David Morrissey
    David Morrissey
    • Gordon Brown
    Matt Blair
    • Ed Balls
    Michael Sheen
    Michael Sheen
    • Tony Blair
    Dexter Fletcher
    Dexter Fletcher
    • Charlie Whelan
    Philippe De Grossouvre
    • Waiter
    Eilidh Fraser
    • Returning Officer
    Frank Kelly
    Frank Kelly
    • John Smith
    Stuart McQuarrie
    Stuart McQuarrie
    • Scottish MP 1
    Ian Hanmore
    Ian Hanmore
    • Scottish MP 2
    Nick Falk
    • Junior Tory Minister
    Paul Rhys
    Paul Rhys
    • Peter Mandelson
    Jon Snow
    • Self
    Stuart Bowman
    Stuart Bowman
    • Journalist 1
    Roshan Rohatgi
    • Journalist 2
    Gordon Morris
    Gordon Morris
    • Party Worker
    Gordon Kennedy
    Gordon Kennedy
    • John Brown
    Jayne McKenna
    • SNP Candidate
    Elizabeth Berrington
    Elizabeth Berrington
    • Cherie Blair
    • Director
      • Stephen Frears
    • Writers
      • Peter Morgan
      • James Naughtie
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Michael Sheen would play Tony Blair again in The Queen (2006) and in The Special Relationship (2010).
    • Goofs
      In the House of Commons in 1983 a black man is shown, seemingly an MP; there were no black MPs until 1987.
    • Quotes

      Tony Blair: So do you think reticence like yours is a specifically Scottish trait? Because I've always thought there are broadly two kinds of Scot, the angry ginger kind and the brooding, intensely private saturnine kind.

      Gordon Brown: You ask this as a Scot yourself, of course?

      Tony Blair: You may mock, but I am a Scot.

      Gordon Brown: As well as being black and working-class?

    • Connections
      Followed by The Queen (2006)

    User reviews11

    Featured review
    10/10

    Excellent and compelling

    By providing us not only with the political faces of these two great men but with their flawed human underbellies, the director drags us into the heart of the clash - the stylistic differences between Bed and Breakfast (Blair and Brown). What a performance.. Watch the news afterward and you won't know which program was the real one. 10/10
    • phantomapple
    • Nov 22, 2003
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    • Release date
      • November 8, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Anlaşma
    • Production companies
      • HBO Films
      • The Weinstein Company
      • Granada Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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