Leon the Pig Farmer

Leon the Pig Farmer is a 1992 British comedy about a Jewish estate agent in London who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in Yorkshire. It was directed by Vadim Jean and Gary Sinyor, and starred Mark Frankel in the title role.

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• Leon the pig farmer theatrical trailer
• leon the pig farmer trailer
• Plot
• Cast
• References

The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival, while its directors won the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle, the Most Promising Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Plot

Jewish estate agent Leon Geller, who lives in London, discovers his father is not actually local businessman Sidney Geller but Yorkshire Dales pig farmer Brian Chadwick.

Cast

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Mark Frankel as Leon Geller

Janet Suzman as Judith Geller

Brian Glover as Brian Chadwick

Connie Booth as Yvonne Chadwick

David de Keyser as Sidney Geller

Maryam D'Abo as Madeleine

Gina Bellman as Lisa

Vincent Riotta as Elliot Cohen

Jean Anderson as Mrs. Samuels

John Woodvine as Vitelli

Annette Crosbie as Dr. Johnson

Stephen Greif as Doctor

Burt Kwouk as Art Collector

Sean Pertwee as Keith Chadwick

Bernard Bresslaw as Rabbi Hartmann