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Waterland (1992)

R 95 min  -  Drama | Mystery  -   30 October 1992 (USA)
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Director:

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Writers:

Graham Swift (novel), Peter Prince (screenplay)

Stars:

Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack and Ethan Hawke
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Irons ...
Tom Crick
Sinéad Cusack Sinéad Cusack ...
Mary Crick
Grant Warnock Grant Warnock ...
Young Tom
Lena Headey ...
Young Mary
Callum Dixon Callum Dixon ...
Freddie Parr
Sean Maguire ...
Peter (as Sean McGuire)
Ross McCall ...
Terry
Camilla Hebditch Camilla Hebditch ...
Shirley
David Morrissey ...
Dick Crick
John Heard ...
Lewis Scott
Maggie Gyllenhaal ...
Maggie Ruth
Ethan Hawke ...
Matthew Price
Cara Buono ...
Judy Dobson
Pete Postlethwaite ...
Henry Crick (as Peter Postlethwaite)
Stewart Richman Stewart Richman ...
Ernest Atkinson
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Storyline

Tom Crick, a high school history teacher, is having trouble connecting - with his class, with his wife. He ventures into telling his class stories about his young adulthood in the Fens district in England. The emotional wounds from his younger life wash over him in present day, affecting his work and his relationships with his students and his wife. Written by Martin Lewison <milst1@yahoo.com>  

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Class | History Teacher | High School | Teacher | England  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Mystery

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and language, and for an abortion scene See all certifications »

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Das Geheimnis seiner Liebe See more »

Filming Locations:

East Anglia, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$1,034,287 (USA)
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Production Co:

British Screen Productions, Channel Four Films, Palace Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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The first film of Lena Headey. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Tom Crick: Once upon a time, children, there was a history teacher who came home one day, after giving a class on the French Revolution, to find that his wife, the woman he loved since they were children, had herself committed a revolutionary, a miraculous act.
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