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84 Charing Cross Road

  • 19871987
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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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
    • 100User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Helene Hanffas Helene Hanff
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Frank P. Doelas Frank P. Doel
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Nora Doelas Nora Doel
    Jean De Baer
    • Maxine Stuartas Maxine Stuart
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • George Martinas George Martin
    Eleanor David
    Eleanor David
    • Cecily Farras Cecily Farr
    Mercedes Ruehl
    Mercedes Ruehl
    • Kayas Kay
    Daniel Gerroll
    Daniel Gerroll
    • Brianas Brian
    Wendy Morgan
    Wendy Morgan
    • Megan Wellsas Megan Wells
    Ian McNeice
    Ian McNeice
    • Bill Humphriesas Bill Humphries
    J. Smith-Cameron
    J. Smith-Cameron
    • Ginnyas Ginny
    Tom Isbell
    • Edas Ed
    Anne Dyson
    Anne Dyson
    • Mrs. Boultonas Mrs. Boulton
    Connie Booth
    Connie Booth
    • The Lady from Delawareas The Lady from Delaware
    Ronn Carroll
    Ronn Carroll
    • Businessman on Planeas Businessman on Plane
    Sam Stoneburner
    • New York Bookselleras New York Bookseller
    Charles Lewsen
    • The Print Buyeras The Print Buyer
    Bernie Passeltiner
    • Willie, the Deli Owneras Willie, the Deli Owner
    • Director
      • David Hugh Jones
    • Writers
      • Helene Hanff(book)
      • James Roose-Evans(play)
      • Hugh Whitemore(screenplay)
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    Did you know

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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 reviews100

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    Top review
    10/10
    My favourite film
    Whenever anyone asks me, which isn't often, I tell them this is it. And they invariably have never heard of it, which is a terrible shame.

    I love the film, and advise those who love it as well that they SHOULD read the book too... and also read The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street, and find out what happened when Helene went to England after all those years.

    And don't stop there... look up the Oxford Book of English Prose and the Oxford Book of English Verse (http://www.bartleby.com/101/), edited by the venerable Q (Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch), and see what inspired Helene to begin the correspondence in the first place (basically she decided to read everything Q mentioned, "unless it's fiction.")
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    • Aug 17, 2004

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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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