''Privileged'' is a 1982 film notable for being the first theatrical release from the Oxford Film Foundation and the screen debut of Hugh Grant,

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, Mark Williams, and

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. Directed by Michael Hoffman with John Schlesinger, produced by Rick Stevenson (as Richard Stevenson), the film is about a group of Oxford student partygoers, with elements of a whodunit. The classical score is by Rachel Portman in her film debut at the age of 22, and the film also uses dance tracks by Oxford student band "Kudos Points" whose members included Charlie Mole (who went on to compose film scores in his own right). The screenplay includes a

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as several of the characters are vying for a role in a student production of '' The Duchess of Malfi.''

Cast

* Robert Woolley as Edward * Diana Katis as Anne * Hugh Grant as Lord Adrian (credited as Hughie Grant) *

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as Lucy *

as Jamie * Simon Shackleton as Justin *

as Imogen * Mark Williams as Wilf * Neville Watchurst as Julian * Michael Hoffman as Alan * Jenny Waldman as Waitress * Ted Coleman as Barman * Stefan Bednarczyk as Pianist (credited as Stefan Bednarcyzk)

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* 1982 films 1980s mystery comedy-drama films British mystery comedy-drama films Films directed by Michael Hoffman Films scored by Rachel Portman 1982 directorial debut films 1982 comedy films 1982 drama films 1980s English-language films 1980s British films {{1980s-comedy-drama-film-stub