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An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
5.8
Set right after World War II, a naive and somewhat perverse-minded teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool... See full summary » Director:Mike Newell |
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Cast
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| Alan Rickman | ... | ||
| Hugh Grant | ... | ||
| Georgina Cates | ... | ||
| Alun Armstrong | ... | ||
| Peter Firth | ... | ||
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Prunella Scales | ... | |
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Rita Tushingham | ... | |
| Alan Cox | ... | ||
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Edward Petherbridge | ... |
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Nicola Pagett | ... | |
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Carol Drinkwater | ... | |
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Clive Merrison | ... | |
| Gerard McSorley | ... | ||
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Ruth McCabe | ... | |
| James Frain | ... | ||
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Set right after World War II, a naive and somewhat perverse-minded teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue. Written by Alex Brewer
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A revealing comedy about what really goes on when the lights go down. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Egy szörnyen nagy kaland See more »Filming Locations:
Bewley's Oriental Cafe - 78-79 Grafton Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$593,350 (UK)Company Credits
Production Co:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), British Screen Productions, Portman Productions See more »
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1.85 : 1
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[shouting into the telephone]
Stella: I'm learning, Mother! I'm just bending down to tie a shoelace. Everyone else is waiting around the corner.
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Georgina Cates had unsuccessfully auditioned for the part of Stella under her real name of Clare Woodgate. Frustrated, she dyed her hair, reinvented herself as a 16-year-old Liverpool girl called "Georgina Cates", and landed the role. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: When O'Hara is running down the wharf in 1947, there is a modern car carrier (ship) in the background. See more »Quotes
Stella: It's been awful. There was this man who seduced me. It wasn't my fault.[shouting into the telephone]
Stella: I'm learning, Mother! I'm just bending down to tie a shoelace. Everyone else is waiting around the corner.
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