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Waterland

  • 19921992
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  • 1h 35m
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Waterland (1992)
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In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during WWII.In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during WWII.In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during WWII.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
18,325
1,704
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    • Director
      • Stephen Gyllenhaal
    • Writers
      • Graham Swift(novel)
      • Peter Prince(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jeremy Irons
      • Sinéad Cusack
      • Ethan Hawke
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Stephen Gyllenhaal
    • Writers
      • Graham Swift(novel)
      • Peter Prince(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jeremy Irons
      • Sinéad Cusack
      • Ethan Hawke
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Trailer 1:58
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    Grant Warnock in Waterland (1992)
    Ethan Hawke and Cara Buono in Waterland (1992)
    Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack in Waterland (1992)
    Jeremy Irons in Waterland (1992)
    Pete Postlethwaite in Waterland (1992)
    Pete Postlethwaite and Grant Warnock in Waterland (1992)
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    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Tom Crick
    Sinéad Cusack
    Sinéad Cusack
    • Mary Crick
    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Matthew Price
    Grant Warnock
    • Young Tom
    Lena Headey
    Lena Headey
    • Young Mary
    Callum Dixon
    Callum Dixon
    • Freddie Parr
    Sean Maguire
    Sean Maguire
    • Peter
    • (as Sean McGuire)
    Ross McCall
    Ross McCall
    • Terry
    Camilla Hebditch
    • Shirley
    David Morrissey
    David Morrissey
    • Dick Crick
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Lewis Scott
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    • Maggie Ruth
    Cara Buono
    Cara Buono
    • Judy Dobson
    Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete Postlethwaite
    • Henry Crick
    • (as Peter Postlethwaite)
    Stewart Richman
    • Ernest Atkinson
    Siri Neal
    • Helen Atkinson
    Gareth Thomas
    Gareth Thomas
    • Publican
    Susannah Fellows
    • Rebecca Scott
    • Director
      • Stephen Gyllenhaal
    • Writers
      • Graham Swift(novel)
      • Peter Prince(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Lena Headey's film debut. Also the same about Maggie Gyllenhaal.
    • 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.

    User reviews21

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    Top review
    9/10
    A masterful work
    This film is a complex intricate look at sexuality, history, Freud, and superstition all based in the living metaphor of England's fen land, or marshes. It is no coincidence Swift chose to set this incredible story about navigating the labyrinths of jealousy and history- personal and local, using a landscape riddled with secret channels and muddy hidden waters.

    The acting is superb, and like Ian McEwan's Atonement, looks unflinchingly at the depths of personal tragedy, and history, and their long lasting effects on us as humans, all in the context of historical events.

    The Fenland is an area deeply steeped in history, going back before the Romans.The film touches literally the taboo of early sexual longing ( male and female)and leaves us to look at the costs of opening Pandora's's box.

    Swift is a gifted and beautiful writer and I have read this book several times. The film is a credit to the book, which is an unusual statement for films. The film complements the book much in the same way the film of Unbearable Lightness of Being complemented that book.

    This is a masterful work.
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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Su Şehri
    • Filming locations
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • British Screen Productions
      • Channel Four Films
      • Palace Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,100,218
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,100,218
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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