A Month in the Country (1987)
A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.
Director:
Pat O'Connor
Writer:
Simon Gray
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Colin Firth as Tom Birkin |
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Kenneth Branagh as James Moon |
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Natasha Richardson as Alice Keach |
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Patrick Malahide as Reverend Keach |
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Jim Carter as Ellerbeck |
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Richard Vernon as Colonel Hebron |
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Tony Haygarth as Douthwaite |
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Tim Barker as Mossop |
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Eileen O'Brien as Mrs Ellerbeck |
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Vicki Arundale as Kathy |
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Martin O'Neil as Edgar |
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Elizabeth Anson as Lucy Sykes |
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Barbara Marten as Mrs Sykes |
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Ken Kitson as Mr Sykes |
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Judy Gridley as Mrs Clough |
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Lisa Taylor as Emily Clough |
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Andrew Wilde as Shop Assistant |
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David Gillies as Milburn |
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John Atkinson as Old Man on Train |
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David Garth as Old Birkin |
| Writing | Simon Gray | Screenplay |
| Directing | Pat O'Connor | Director |
| Writing | JL Carr | Novel |
| Sound | Howard Blake | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Kenneth MacMillan | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michelle Guish | Casting |
| Art | Leo Austin | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Moorcroft | Costume Design |
| Production | Johnny Goodman | Executive Producer |
| Editing | John Victor-Smith | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carole Bennett | Hairstylist |
| Production | John Hambley | Executive Producer |
| Art | Derek Nice | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Tony Dawe | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Kenith Trodd | Producer |
| Art | Richard Elton | Art Direction |