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Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

  • 20072007
  • 1h 42m
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5.7/10
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Nigel Betts, Iain Glen, Catherine Tate, and Jessica Barden in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
  • Comedy
She left the land of Marks and Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin. Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a feelgood comedy following one dysfunctional family's journey from 1968 West Yo... Read allShe left the land of Marks and Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin. Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a feelgood comedy following one dysfunctional family's journey from 1968 West Yorkshire to 19-below-freezing East Germany and back again. Mr Ratcliffe fought for the caus... Read allShe left the land of Marks and Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin. Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a feelgood comedy following one dysfunctional family's journey from 1968 West Yorkshire to 19-below-freezing East Germany and back again. Mr Ratcliffe fought for the cause, but his wife fought for their family: a teenage sex goddess and a 12-year-old Communist... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
643
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  • Director
    • Bille Eltringham
  • Writers
    • Bridget O'Connor
    • Peter Straughan
  • Stars
    • Jessica Barden
    • Catherine Tate
    • Susan Tordoff
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  • Director
    • Bille Eltringham
  • Writers
    • Bridget O'Connor
    • Peter Straughan
  • Stars
    • Jessica Barden
    • Catherine Tate
    • Susan Tordoff
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    • 8User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Brittany Ashworth in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
    Alexander Scheer, Catherine Tate, and Katharina Thalbach in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
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    Iain Glen, Brittany Ashworth, and Jessica Barden in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
    Iain Glen, Catherine Tate, Brittany Ashworth, and Jessica Barden in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
    Nigel Betts, Iain Glen, Catherine Tate, Brittany Ashworth, and Jessica Barden in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
    Nigel Betts, Iain Glen, Catherine Tate, Brittany Ashworth, and Jessica Barden in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
    Iain Glen, Catherine Tate, Brittany Ashworth, and Jessica Barden in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
    Iain Glen, Catherine Tate, Brittany Ashworth, and Jessica Barden in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
    Iain Glen and Catherine Tate in Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)

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    Jessica Barden
    Jessica Barden
    • Maryas Mary
    Catherine Tate
    Catherine Tate
    • Dorothyas Dorothy
    Susan Tordoff
    • Mary's Teacheras Mary's Teacher
    Brittany Ashworth
    Brittany Ashworth
    • Alexas Alex
    John Kirk
    • Mr Murrayas Mr Murray
    Nigel Betts
    Nigel Betts
    • Uncle Philipas Uncle Philip
    Iain Glen
    Iain Glen
    • Frankas Frank
    Gábor Pintér
    • 1st Border Guardas 1st Border Guard
    Ákos Horváth
    • 2nd Border Guardas 2nd Border Guard
    Ottilia Borbáth
    • Frau Glockas Frau Glock
    • (as Ottília Borbáth)
    Katharina Thalbach
    Katharina Thalbach
    • Annaas Anna
    Karl Kranzkowski
    • Rectoras Rector
    Robert Lowe
    Robert Lowe
    • Ottoas Otto
    Heike Makatsch
    Heike Makatsch
    • Fraulein Ungeras Fraulein Unger
    Imola Gáspár
    Imola Gáspár
    • Art Teacheras Art Teacher
    Fanni Futár
    • Utias Uti
    Piroska Móga
    • Ursulaas Ursula
    Christian Brassington
    Christian Brassington
    • Thomasas Thomas
    • Director
      • Bille Eltringham
    • Writers
      • Bridget O'Connor
      • Peter Straughan
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    She left the land of Marks and Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin. Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a feelgood comedy following one dysfunctional family's journey from 1968 West Yorkshire to 19-below-freezing East Germany and back again. Mr Ratcliffe fought for the cause, but his wife fought for their family: a teenage sex goddess and a 12-year-old Communist spy. Will Mr Ratcliffe throw out his party cad and fall in love with his brave new wife? —Anonymous
    • hare krishna
    • east germany
    • dysfunctional family
    • strong female lead
    • strong female character
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      • She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin.
    • Genre
      • Comedy
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    • Trivia
      Jessica Barden's debut.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where Mrs. Ratcliffe drives the Wartburg through the border fence, you can see in the background a black, red and yellow striped border post. In the film the post is on the East side but in reality these posts were only on the West side, facing West (they had a metal DDR plaque attached) indicating to anyone approaching the East that 'this is where the DDR Republic starts'.
    • Soundtracks
      All My Tomorrows
      Music by Jimmy Van Heusen

      Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

      Performed by Gary Williams / The John Wilson Orchestra

    User reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Uplifting, heart-warming, and thoroughly enjoyable!
    This is the first review I have written on IMDb, and I do so only because I feel the other reviews have been ridiculously unjust to this light-hearted, frothy, and thoroughly enjoyable comedy.

    For pure escapist fun, pervaded by a gentle and giggly sense of humour that never takes itself seriously, I recommend this movie highly. In many ways, it reminded me of the innocent spirit and child-like joie-de-vivre of "The Sound of Music" and "Mary Poppins". Indeed, I'd go so far as to say that if you're in any way a fan of the aforementioned two classics, then you will almost certainly feel that watching "Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution" was time well spent.

    I would probably have scored this movie a genuine 7/10, but I feel the necessity to counteract the ridiculously low scores given so far.
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    • Sep 11, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 2007 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hungary
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La revolución de la Sra. Ratcliffe
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Assassin Films
      • Pioneer Pictures
      • UK Film Council
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $177,712
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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