Fireworks for Elspeth (1983)
Will they starve her? Shave her head? Force her to wear a hair shirt? Elspeth's friends and family react with horror, grief and even derision to her desire to become a nun. She experiences her parents' hurt, her fiancee's feeling of betrayal, her friends' incomprehension - and her own obstinate joy.
Director: Alvin Rakoff
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Fiona Shaw as Elspeth |
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Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Mrs. Erskine |
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Robert Addie as Larry |
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Simon Cowell-Parker as Colin |
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Katy Durham-Matthews as Young Elspeth |
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Richard Garnett as Robert |
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Joanne Good as Sarah |
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Randal Herley as Uncle Arthur |
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Dione Inman as Daphne |
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Pauline Jefferson as Mrs. Cox |
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Sheila Keith as Mrs. Bannerman |
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David Langton as Mr. Erskine |
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Eve Matheson as Girl at Pool |
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Donald Morley as Mr. Buldock |
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Eileen Page as Reverend Mother |
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John Quentin as Vicar |
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Emma Rogers as Joanna |
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Dinah Sheridan as Aunt Bevis |
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Norman Wooland as Major Fitzgerald |
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Dilys Worsfold as Village Lady |
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Tessa Worsley as Aunt Edith |
| Writing | Lee Langley | Writer |
| Production | Roy Roberts | Producer |
| Directing | Alvin Rakoff | Director |
| Writing | Rumer Godden | Short Story |
