Cider with Rosie (1998)
This adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel follows a young man's maturation in the country town of Gloucestershire near the end of World War I. As young Laurie comes of age under the protective eye of his mother, he learns to live with an eccentric collection of friends, neighbours, and relatives. As he enters his teenage years, Laurie discovers women.
Director: Charles Beeson
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Juliet Stevenson as Annie Lee |
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Joe Roberts as Laurie Lee |
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David Troughton as Uncle Sid |
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Emily Mortimer as Miss Flynn |
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Grant Masters as Father Lee |
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Amanda Boxer as Miss Biggs |
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John Light as Boyfriend Harold |
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William Moseley as Extra |
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Con O'Neill as Uncle Ray |
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Judith Paris as Spinster 2 |
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Angela Pleasence as Crabby |
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Freda Dowie as Granny Wallon |
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Ben Wheatley as Older Jack |
| Directing | Charles Beeson | Director |
| Camera | Rex Maidment | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Laurie Lee | Novel |
| Writing | John Mortimer | Writer |
| Sound | Paul Hamblin | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Graham Headicar | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Catherine Hodgson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Graham Ross | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | George Richards | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Tanya Bowd | Set Decoration |
| Production | Adrian Bate | Producer |
| Production | Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Powell | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Geoffrey Burgon | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | David Blackmore | Editor |
| Production | Joyce Gallie | Casting |
| Art | Michael Pickwoad | Production Design |
| Art | Pilar Foy | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul Ghirardani | Art Direction |
| Art | Caroline Smith | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Pepperdine | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meinir Jones-Lewis | Makeup Designer |