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84 Charing Cross Road
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Release Date:
13 February 1987 (USA) more
Plot:
True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
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(3 articles)
British Director David Jones Dies
 (From WENN. 13 October 2008, 9:10 AM, PDT)

Actress Anne Bancroft Dies at 73
 (From IMDb News. 8 June 2005)

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Impeccable Acting & Dialogue more (60 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Anne Bancroft ... Helene Hanff

Anthony Hopkins ... Frank P. Doel

Judi Dench ... Nora Doel
Jean De Baer ... Maxine Stuart
Maurice Denham ... George Martin
Eleanor David ... Cecily Farr
Mercedes Ruehl ... Kay

Daniel Gerroll ... Brian
Wendy Morgan ... Megan Wells

Ian McNeice ... Bill Humphries
J. Smith-Cameron ... Ginny
Tom Isbell ... Ed
Anne Dyson ... Mrs. Boulton
Connie Booth ... The Lady from Delaware
Ronn Carroll ... Businessman on Plane
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Runtime:
100 min | West Germany:95 min (video)
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Iceland:L | Canada:G (Ontario) | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG (certificate #28282) | UK:PG | West Germany:6
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Mel Brooks bought Anne Bancroft the rights to the book "84 Charing Cross Road" for her birthday one year. more
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Continuity: After Helene is arrested and she returns to her apartment building, she can clearly be seen putting on her glasses as she goes to her mailbox. As the scene continues up in her apartment, you can see her putting on her glasses again as she opens the mail. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Businessman on plane: Your first trip to London?
Helene Hanff: Yes.
Businessman on plane: You want a word of advice? Don't trust the cab drivers; they'll take you five miles to go three blocks... and, uh, don't waste your time looking at a street map. Nobody can find their way around London - not even Londoners.
Helene Hanff: Maybe I should go to Baltimore instead.
Businessman on plane: No; you'll enjoy it. London's a great place. What kind of trip is it - business or pleasure?
Helene Hanff: Unfinished business.
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15 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Impeccable Acting & Dialogue, 17 October 2003
10/10

A fantastic piece of work. This movie is for those who are interested in dialogue and masterful acting. The acting is impeccable and the dialogue is magnificent and very touching. Surely Anthony Hopkins deserved an AA and so did Anne Bancfroft.

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