Vera Drake (2004)
London in den 50er Jahren: Die selbstlose Putz- und Hausfrau Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) lebt mit ihrem Mann Stan (Phil Davis) und ihren zwei erwachsenen Kindern in einer kleinen Wohnung in einem Arbeiterviertel. Neben ihrem Beruf kümmert sie sich zusätzlich noch aufopferungsvoll um ihre Mutter und einen kranken Nachbarn. Obwohl die Familie nicht viel Geld hat und ein recht bescheidenes Leben führt, ist Vera jedoch durch und durch glücklich. Allerdings verheimlicht sie ihrer Familie, dass sie seit Jahren illegale Abtreibungen bei ungewollt schwangeren Frauen durchführt, um diesen zu helfen. Als es bei einer dieser Abtreibungen zu Komplikationen kommt und die Frau ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert werden muss, wird Vera von der Polizei verhaftet und vor Gericht gestellt
Der Regisseur: Mike Leigh
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Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake |
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Phil Davis as Stan |
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Sally Hawkins as Susan Wells |
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Daniel Mays as Sid |
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Eddie Marsan as Reg |
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Alex Kelly as Ethel |
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Ruth Sheen as Lily |
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Adrian Scarborough as Frank |
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Heather Craney as Joyce |
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Lesley Manville as Mrs. Wells |
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Simon Chandler as Mr. Wells |
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Wendy Nottingham as Ivy |
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Richard Graham as George |
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Anna Keaveney as Nellie |
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Peter Wight as Det. Inspector Webster |
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Martin Savage as Det. Sergeant Vickers |
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Helen Coker as WPC Best |
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Jim Broadbent as Judge |
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Gerard Monaco as Kenny |
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Leo Bill as Ronny |
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Lesley Sharp as Jessie Barnes |
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Liz White as Pamela Barnes |
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Sandra Voe as Vera's Mother |
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Chris O'Dowd as Sid's Customer |
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Anthony O'Donnell as Mr. Walsh |
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Marion Bailey as Mrs. Fowler |
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Sam Troughton as David |
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Sinéad Matthews as Very Young Woman |
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Tilly Vosburgh as Mother of Seven |
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Alan Williams as Sick Husband |
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Allan Corduner as Psychiatrist |
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Fenella Woolgar as Susan's Confidante |
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Elizabeth Berrington as Cynical Lady |
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Emma Amos as Cynical Lady |
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Rosie Cavaliero as Married Woman |
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Nicky Henson as Private Doctor |
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Eileen Davies as Prison Officer |
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Paul Jesson as Magistrate |
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Vincent Franklin as Mr. Lewis |
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Tom Ellis as Police Constable |
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Jake Wood as Ruffian |
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Sid Mitchell as Very Young Man |
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Vinette Robinson as Jamaican Girl |
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Heather Cameron-McLintock as Child |
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Billie Cook as Child |
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Billy Seymour as Child |
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Nina Fry as Dance Hall Girl |
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Joanna Griffiths as Peggy |
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Angie Wallis as Nurse Willoughby |
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Judith Scott as Sister Beecher |
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Robert Putt as Station Sergeant |
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Craig Conway as Station Constable |
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Paul Raffield as Magistrate's Clerk |
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Jeffry Wickham as Prosecution Barrister |
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Nicholas Jones as Defence Barrister |
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Angela Curran as Prisoner |
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Jane Wood as Prisoner |
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Tracy O'Flaherty as Nurse |
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James Payton as Court Reporter (uncredited) |
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John Warman as Policeman in Court (uncredited) |
| Production | Simon Channing Williams | Producer |
| Production | Alain Sarde | Producer |
| Sound | Andrew Dickson | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Dick Pope | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jim Clark | Editor |
| Directing | Mike Leigh | Director |
| Writing | Mike Leigh | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Durran | Costume Design |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Art | Eve Stewart | Production Design |
| Art | Andrew Grant | Art Direction |
| Art | Ed Walsh | Art Direction |
| Art | Jo Littlejohn | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Tanya Clark | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Finlay | Costume Supervisor |
| Directing | Heather Storr | Script Supervisor |
| Art | John Bush | Set Decoration |
| Production | Gail Egan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christine Gozlan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Jones | Executive Producer |
| Production | Georgina Lowe | Co-Producer |
| Production | Duncan Reid | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Blundell | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesa Warrener | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Josh Robertson | Assistant Director |
| Production | Rosalie Clayton | Casting Associate |
| Art | Ali James | Location Scout |
| Production | Henry Woolley | Location Manager |
| Crew | Chris Allies | Title Graphics |
| Crew | Francesca Jaynes | Choreographer |
| Lighting | Lee Eldred | Electrician |
| Camera | Simon Mein | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Matthew Moffat | Gaffer |
| Camera | Dick Pope | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Chris Burdon | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Burgess | Foley |
| Crew | Richard Mills | Property Master |
| Art | Chris Allies | Title Designer |
