Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.
Director:
John Schlesinger
Writer:
Malcolm Bradbury
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Eileen Atkins as Judith Starkadder |
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Kate Beckinsale as Flora Poste |
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Sheila Burrell as Ada Doom |
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Stephen Fry as Mybug |
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Freddie Jones as Adam Lambsbreath |
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Joanna Lumley as Mary Smiling |
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Ian McKellen as Amos Starkadder |
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Miriam Margolyes as Mrs. Beetle |
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Rufus Sewell as Seth Starkadder |
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Ivan Kaye as Reuben Starkadder |
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Jeremy Peters as Urk |
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Maria Miles as Elfine Starkadder |
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Christopher Bowen as Charles Fairford |
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Sophie Revell as Rennet |
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Rupert Penry-Jones as Dick Hawk-Monitor |
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Angela Thorne as Mrs. Hawk-Monitor |
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Basil Hoskins as Couturier |
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William Osborne as Coiffeur |
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Richard Bebb as Hawk-Monitor Butler |
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William Scott-Masson as Bikki |
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Robert James as Mr. McKnag |
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Pat Keen as Aunt Gwen |
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Harry Ditson as Earl P. Neck |
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Trevor Baxter as Sneller |
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Tim Myers as Mr. Hawk-Monitor |
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Frederick Jaeger as Doctor Adolph Müdel |
| Editing | Mark Day | Editor |
| Directing | John Schlesinger | Director |
| Camera | Chris Seager | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Roberts | Costume Design |
| Writing | Stella Gibbons | Novel |
| Writing | Malcolm Bradbury | Screenplay |
| Production | Alison Gilby | Producer |
| Art | Jim Holloway | Art Direction |
| Production | Antony Root | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Broke | Executive Producer |
| Art | Malcolm Thornton | Production Design |
| Sound | Robert Lockhart | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Joanna Gueritz | Associate Producer |
| Production | Noel Davis | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dan Grace | Wardrobe Master |
