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Susie Figgis
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Biography
Susie Figgis (24 March 1948 — 12 December 2025) was an English casting director. She has overseen casting for a wide range of British cinema, including, but not limited to, The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980), Gandhi (1982), The Killing Fields (1984), Return to Oz (1985), Absolute Beginners (1986), Cry Freedom (1987), The Crying Game (1992), The Piano (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994), The Full Monty (1997), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Ella Enchanted (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Son of Rambow, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Fast X (2023), and The Return (2024).
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Bohemian Rhapsody
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The Return
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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The Piano
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Mona Lisa
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The Full Monty
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Velvet Goldmine
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The Company of Wolves
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The Epic Journey: An Odyssey Narrative Chain
Homer's Odyssey is the foundational blueprint for the homebound journey, tracking a weary warrior's attempt to return to his family. This six-film narrative cha...
6 films
Fractured Fables
From Grimm to the modern screen, a journey through films that twist the familiar into the unsettling, the erotic, and the profoundly human.
8 films
Double Trouble
From the Academy's rare double nods to the performances that earned them, this chain celebrates actors who competed against themselves in a single awards season...
8 films
The Show Must Go On
From Freddie Mercury's operatic excess to the raw defiance of punk, this chain traces how cinema captures the transformative power of self-expression.
8 films
Rewinding the Reel: How VHS Championed British Independents
From Thatcher's Britain to the video shop era, discover how VHS gave gritty, daring British films a second life and a devoted audience.
9 films
When the World Catches Cold
From Contagion's clinical dread to the surreal end of days, a chain of films about outbreaks, science, and the fraying of society.
7 films
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