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84 Charing Cross Road

  • 19871987
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
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Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft in 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
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True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
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    • Director
      • David Hugh Jones
    • Writers
      • Helene Hanff(book)
      • James Roose-Evans(play)
      • Hugh Whitemore(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Anne Bancroft
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Judi Dench
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    • Director
      • David Hugh Jones
    • Writers
      • Helene Hanff(book)
      • James Roose-Evans(play)
      • Hugh Whitemore(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Anne Bancroft
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Judi Dench
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 101User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft in 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
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    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Helene Hanff
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Frank P. Doel
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Nora Doel
    Jean De Baer
    • Maxine Stuart
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • George Martin
    Eleanor David
    Eleanor David
    • Cecily Farr
    Mercedes Ruehl
    Mercedes Ruehl
    • Kay
    Daniel Gerroll
    Daniel Gerroll
    • Brian
    Wendy Morgan
    Wendy Morgan
    • Megan Wells
    Ian McNeice
    Ian McNeice
    • Bill Humphries
    J. Smith-Cameron
    J. Smith-Cameron
    • Ginny
    Tom Isbell
    • Ed
    Anne Dyson
    Anne Dyson
    • Mrs. Boulton
    Connie Booth
    Connie Booth
    • The Lady from Delaware
    Ronn Carroll
    Ronn Carroll
    • Businessman on Plane
    Sam Stoneburner
    • New York Bookseller
    Charles Lewsen
    • The Print Buyer
    Bernie Passeltiner
    • Willie, the Deli Owner
    • Director
      • David Hugh Jones
    • Writers
      • Helene Hanff(book)
      • James Roose-Evans(play)
      • Hugh Whitemore(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Mel Brooks bought Anne Bancroft the rights to the book "84 Charing Cross Road" for her birthday one year. They were husband and wife from 1964 to her death in 2005.
    • Goofs
      Helene says that she wishes Geoffrey Chaucer had kept a diary of his time in the court of Richard III. Chaucer served Edward III and Richard II, more than 150 years before the reign of Richard III.
    • Quotes

      Helene Hanff: I love inscriptions on flyleafs and notes in margins. I like the comradely sense of turning pages someone else turned and reading passages someone long-gone has called my attention to.

    • Crazy credits
      The production teams in New York and London were almost completely separate, and the closing credits reflect this: in front of a split screen showing Helene in New York and Frank in London, the crews for the two cities scroll side by side. In most cases the same jobs are shown in both columns, and the job titles are then shown in the center.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Over the Top/84 Charing Cross Road/Death Before Dishonor/Working Girls (1987)

    User reviews101

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    A perfect movie: Perfect cast, timing, build-up and end+
    This movie is as much about books as Bull Durham is about baseball or Rocky is about boxing. It is a story about people and relationships and the myriad things that can happen while we experience this thing called life. If a wonderfully acted, beautifully written movie dealing with that theme interests you then turn off the telephone, put the kids to bed, and curl up for an entrancing experience.
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    • Aug 5, 1999

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    • Release date
      • February 13, 1987 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zwischen den Zeilen
    • Filming locations
      • Glynde Place, Glynde, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Brooksfilms
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,083,486
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,350
      • Feb 16, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,083,486
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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