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The Shell Seekers

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2006– 2006–
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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The Shell Seekers (2006)
DramaRomance
Artist's daughter Penelope Keeling can look back on a full and varied life: a bohemian childhood in London and the wilds of Cornwall, an unhappy wartime marriage, and the one man she ever tr... Read allArtist's daughter Penelope Keeling can look back on a full and varied life: a bohemian childhood in London and the wilds of Cornwall, an unhappy wartime marriage, and the one man she ever truly loved. She has brought up three very different children: Olivia, her 'special child', ... Read allArtist's daughter Penelope Keeling can look back on a full and varied life: a bohemian childhood in London and the wilds of Cornwall, an unhappy wartime marriage, and the one man she ever truly loved. She has brought up three very different children: Olivia, her 'special child', who like her mother is both tough and vulnerable; Noel, her ruthless and selfish son, and ... Read all
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  • Stars
    • Maximilian Schell
    • Vanessa Redgrave
    • Charles Edwards
  • Stars
    • Maximilian Schell
    • Vanessa Redgrave
    • Charles Edwards
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    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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      • 1 win

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    Maximilian Schell
    Maximilian Schell
    • Lawrence Sterne
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Penelope Keeling
    Charles Edwards
    Charles Edwards
    • Noel
    Maisie Dimbleby
    • Young Penelope
    Toby Fisher
    • Ambrose Keeling
    Prunella Scales
    Prunella Scales
    • Dolly Keeling
    Victoria Hamilton
    Victoria Hamilton
    • Nancy
    Stephanie Stumph
    Stephanie Stumph
    • Antonia
    Victoria Smurfit
    Victoria Smurfit
    • Olivia
    Lor Wilson
    • Penelope (aged 7)
    Lola Peploe
    • Amabel
    Lucas Gregorowicz
    • Danus Muirfield
    Hugh Sachs
    Hugh Sachs
    • Brookner
    Richard Hope
    Richard Hope
    • George
    Cherith Mellor
    • Mrs. Plackett
    Alastair Mackenzie
    Alastair Mackenzie
    • Richard Lomax
    Sebastian Koch
    Sebastian Koch
    • Cosmo
    Jasmine Rostagni
    • Nancy (aged 4)
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    3/10
    If you like Vanessa Redgrave watch this film.If you like acting, don't
    This film has a split personality. The scenes, which depict 1982, are so poor that I'm amazed that they didn't end up on the cutting room floor. Vanessa Redgrave gave her usual performance of Vanessa Redgrave. After watching this film I'm even more convinced than ever that if her family hadn't had been in the theater she would have never got a part in anything, and that includes her local am/dram productions. She swans around as if she's smoked a lot of cannabis in the 60's and she still hasn't completely come back to reality. She takes being languid to its extremities. The acting of Redgrave, and the majority of the cast, could only be described as "Ham" of the first order. The part of the film depicting the war years was totally different. It held my attention, it was well acted and believable, it turned a very poor production into something rather less painful.
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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2006 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Poszukiwacze muszli
    • Filming locations
      • Cornwall, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Neue Tonfilm
      • Gate Television Productions
      • Clasart Film- und Fernsehproduktion
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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