The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.
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Anne
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| Eddie Redmayne | ... |
Ralph
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| Juno Temple | ... |
Celia
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| Toby Regbo | ... |
Michael
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| Christopher Lee | ... |
Walter
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| Corin Redgrave | ... |
Oliver
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| Charlie Cox | ... |
Lawrence
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| David Tennant | ... |
Hector
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| Bill Nighy | ... |
Alexander
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| Jeremy Northam | ... |
Balcombe
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Katharine Burford | ... |
Lucy
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| Jenny Agutter | ... |
Maud
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| Julie Christie | ... |
Aunt Elizabeth
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| Hugh Bonneville | ... |
Gilbert
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| Asier Newman | ... |
Mick
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| Nicholas Blane | ... |
Vicar
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| Jane Fowler | ... |
Kathleen
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Sam Kubrick-Finney | ... |
Young Walter
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Angela Terence | ... |
Betty
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| Jason White | ... |
Dawson
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| Tom Goodman-Hill | ... |
Director
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| Anthony Flanagan | ... |
Military Policeman
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Ryan Kiggell | ... |
Soldier Guarding Door
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| Sarah Woodruff | ... |
Miss Semel
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Suzanne Burden | ... |
Receptionist at Vet
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Richard Cordery | ... |
Vet
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| Joy McBrinn | ... |
Mrs. Knight
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Sharon Bower | ... |
Michael's Mother
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| Muriel Pavlow | ... |
Old Anne
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George Anderson | ... |
Choir Boy (uncredited)
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Barry Ashton | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Anna Bailey | ... |
Sleeping Girl / Debutante (uncredited)
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Catherine Balavage | ... |
Sleeping Girl / Debutante (uncredited)
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James Bartholomew | ... |
Police Photographer (uncredited)
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Alyn Gwyndaf | ... |
Plain Clothes Detective (uncredited)
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Sam Heydon | ... |
Henry Appleby (uncredited)
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| David Norfolk | ... |
Male Film Technician (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Stephen Poliakoff | ||
Written by
| Stephen Poliakoff | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| James Atherton | ... | executive producer |
| Julie Clark | ... | line producer |
| Sheryl Crown | ... | executive producer |
| Sara Geater | ... | executive producer |
| Laurie Hayward | ... | executive producer |
| Lorraine Heggessey | ... | executive producer |
| Emma Lewis | ... | associate producer |
| Andy Ordonez | ... | executive producer |
| Martin Pope | ... | producer |
| Barney Reisz | ... | producer |
| Jane Wright | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Adrian Johnston | ||
Cinematography by
| Danny Cohen | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jason Krasucki | ||
Editorial Department
| Siobhan Boyes | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Michael Deming | ... | digital film bureau |
| Marie Fernandes | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Adam Glasman | ... | digital colorist |
| Thomas Goldser | ... | trainee editor: FT2 |
| Emily Greenwood | ... | digital on-line editor |
| Timothy P. Jones | ... | digital film bureau |
| Patrick Malone | ... | digital intermediate head of department |
| Alexandra Montgomery | ... | post-production coordinator |
| John Palmer | ... | digital film bureau manager |
| Gordon Pratt | ... | digital film bureau |
| Laura Reglar | ... | second assistant editor (as Laura Kettle) |
| Aurora Shannon | ... | digital intermediate assistant |
| Jo Smyth | ... | first assistant editor |
| Laurent Treherne | ... | digital film technical supervisor |
| Neil Harrison | ... | digital intrmediate systems administrator (uncredited) |
| Marco Ruffatti | ... | editor: epk (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Andy Pryor | ||
Production Design by
| Mark Leese | ||
Art Direction by
| Caroline Grebbell | ||
Set Decoration by
| Andy Grogan | ||
Costume Design by
| Annie Symons | ||
Makeup Department
| Jade Clarke | ... | makeup trainee: FT2 |
| Karen Edwards | ... | makeuo supervisor: crowd |
| Laura Goodman | ... | makeup assistant |
| Joe Hopker | ... | makeup artist |
| Maralyn Sherman | ... | makeup artist |
| Jenny Shircore | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
Production Management
| Jeanette Haley | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Sharon McGuinness | ... | unit manager: London |
| Fiona Morham | ... | head of production: UK Film Council |
| Robin Pim | ... | unit manager: Norfolk |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Edward Brett | ... | first assistant director |
| Lesley Gogarty | ... | co-second assistant director |
| Christian Rigg | ... | third assistant director |
| Jeff Taylor | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Gary Bacon | ... | dressing props |
| Tony Bandy | ... | dressing props |
| Colin Bayliss | ... | property master |
| Alan Briant | ... | dressing props |
| Gill Farr | ... | production buyer |
| James Fennessy | ... | hod painter / painter |
| Richard Hawkyard | ... | dressing props |
| Sara Hayward | ... | stand-by art director |
| Clare Holton | ... | graphic designer |
| Paul House | ... | stand-by carpenter |
| Robert Judd | ... | stand-by props (as Rob Judd) |
| Katie Ralph | ... | art department assistant |
| Simon Reeves | ... | construction manager |
| Emma Saunders | ... | art department assistant |
| Julian Searle | ... | property master |
| Keith Stevenson | ... | stand-by props |
| Pawlo Wintoniuk | ... | stand-by art director (as Palwo Wintoniuk) |
Sound Department
| Chris Ashworth | ... | sound recordist |
| Peter Burgis | ... | foley artist |
| Andie Derrick | ... | foley artist (as Andi Derrick) |
| Peter Eusebe | ... | sound maintenance |
| Stuart Hilliker | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Catherine Hodgson | ... | sound effects editor |
| Dash Mason-Malik | ... | sound trainee: FT2 |
| Forbes Noonan | ... | adr recordist / foley recordist |
| Mike Reardon | ... | sound maintenance |
| Andre Schmidt | ... | dialogue editor (as André Schmidt) |
| Alexandros Sidiropoulos | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Catherine Thomas | ... | foley editor |
| Virginia Thorn | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Lee Walpole | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Robert Edwards | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Tim Caplan | ... | visual effects producer: Union VFX |
| Paddy Eason | ... | compositor: Union VFX |
| Adam Gascoyne | ... | visual effects supervisor: Union VFX |
| Jonathan Harris | ... | compositor: Union VFX |
| Hugh Macdonald | ... | compositor: Union VFX |
| Matthew W.B. Plummer | ... | roto artist: Union VFX (as Matt Plummer) |
Stunts
| Bill Davey | ... | stunt performer |
| Jason White | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Peter Byrne | ... | focus puller |
| Abigail Catto | ... | clapper loader: "b" camera |
| Guy Cope | ... | stand-by rigger |
| Vinny Cowper | ... | electrician |
| John Evans | ... | clapper loader |
| Andy Hill | ... | focus puller: "b" camera |
| Richard Jakes | ... | central loader |
| Alex Jason | ... | video assist: New York |
| Will Kendal | ... | best boy |
| Giles Keyte | ... | still photographer |
| Paul McGeachan | ... | gaffer |
| Alan McPherson | ... | electrician (as Alan McPhearson) |
| Alex Mott | ... | grip |
| Zac Nicholson | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Laurie Sparham | ... | still photographer |
| Adam Walker | ... | electrician |
| Richard Miles | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Zac Nicholson | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
| Luke Redgrave | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Abigail Barbier | ... | adr voice casting |
| Andy Brierley | ... | casting associate |
| Louis Elman | ... | adr voice casting |
| Alice Purser | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Annette Allen | ... | costume supervisor |
| Louise Cassettari | ... | costume trainee |
| George Sayer | ... | chief stand-by costumer |
| Holly Waddington | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Molly Rae Withers | ... | costume work experience (as Molly Withers) |
| Linda Gray | ... | costume assistant (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Eleri Coulten | ... | location assistant |
| Harriet Lawrence | ... | location manager |
| John Prendergast | ... | assistant location manager |
| Henry Woolley | ... | location scout |
| Emma Woodcock | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Niall Acott | ... | score recording engineer (as Niall John Acott) |
| Louise Allen | ... | music representative: The BBC Concert Orchestra |
| BBC Concert Orchestra | ... | musicians (as The BBC Concert Orchestra) |
| Andrew Connolly | ... | music representative: The BBC Concert Orchestra |
| Terry Davies | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Matt Dunkley | ... | additional orchestrator |
| David Firman | ... | additional orchestrator |
| Andrew Fisher | ... | additional orchestrator (as Andy Fisher) |
| Cynthia Fleming | ... | leader: The BBC Concert Orchestra |
| Ben Foster | ... | orchestrator (as Benedict Foster) |
| Carolyn Hendry | ... | music representative: The BBC Concert Orchestra |
| Mike Hornett | ... | part preparation |
| Juliette Hughes | ... | music clearances: TalkbackThames |
| Catherine Manners | ... | score coordinator |
| Jeremy Murphy | ... | assistant recording engineer / assistant score recording engineer |
| Charles Mutter | ... | leader: The BBC Concert Orchestra |
| Steve Parr | ... | score mix engineer |
| Adam Pleeth | ... | music consultant |
| Colin Rae | ... | part preparation |
| Adam Lewis | ... | music consultant (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sue Hills | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Wes Butcher | ... | unit driver |
| Martin Clay | ... | driver |
| Simon Cook | ... | driver: props |
| Len Furssedonn | ... | unit driver |
| Martyn Giles | ... | unit driver |
| Trevor Howlett | ... | unit driver |
| Tony Hughes | ... | driver |
| David Lloyd | ... | unit driver |
| Pete McQueen | ... | unit driver |
| Steve Rogers | ... | unit driver |
| Brian Scott | ... | unit driver |
| Richard Watkins | ... | transportation captain |
| Micky Watts | ... | unit driver |
| Richard Wood Jr. | ... | unit driver |
| Richard Wood Sr. | ... | unit driver |
| Ian Yea | ... | driver |
| Bernie Yeo | ... | unit driver |
| Paul Revill | ... | facilities driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Nick Atkinson | ... | creative coordinator: UK Film Council |
| Zoe Brown | ... | legal and business affairs: BBC Films |
| Mary Burrows | ... | production legal and business affairs: TalkbackThames |
| Sam Burton | ... | new talent executive: Screen East |
| Neil Calder | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances |
| Sally Caplan | ... | head of premiere fund: UK Film Council |
| Ravi Ajit Chopra | ... | producer/director: BBC Films, promotional feature |
| Ming Chung | ... | post-production accountant: TalkbackThames |
| Jill Clark | ... | animal handler |
| Matt Curtis | ... | title design: main and end titles (as Matt Curtis Jr.) |
| Becky Dancer | ... | film liaison officer: Screen East |
| Lindy Davies | ... | performance consultant: Julie Christie |
| Rebecca Dix | ... | unit publicist: Public Eye |
| John K. Duncan | ... | crowd coordinator: Norfolk (as John Duncan) |
| Will Evans | ... | head of business affairs: UK Film Council |
| Jamie Fewster | ... | health and safety: TalkbackThames |
| Danny Geffin | ... | runner: rushes, Norfolk |
| Catherine Golding | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Barney Goodland | ... | representative: Magic Light Pictures |
| Sacha Grimsditch | ... | assistant: Sara Geater, TalkbackThames |
| Jane Hawley | ... | production executive: BBC Films |
| Gavin Hewson | ... | unit medic: London |
| Vince Holden | ... | head of production finance: UK Film Council |
| Bob Hole | ... | production assistant: Bill Nighy |
| Jacqueline Hurt | ... | legal services: TalkbackThames, Olswang |
| Monica Infante | ... | legal services: TalkbackThames, Olswang |
| Kerry Ixer | ... | head of locations: Screen East |
| Paula Jalfon | ... | commercial affairs: BBC Films |
| Gloria Maduka | ... | production legal and business affairs: TalkbackThames |
| Phoebe Vale Markham | ... | utility stand-in (as Phoebe Markham) |
| Simon Mills | ... | production secretary |
| Hayley Morgan | ... | information and office manager: Screen East |
| Max Murphy | ... | floor runner |
| Clive Noakes | ... | laboratory contact |
| Mary O'Reilly | ... | head of communications: TalkbackThames |
| Kevin O'Shea | ... | insurance: AON |
| David Oldfield | ... | director of finance: TalkbackThames |
| Jan Pace | ... | representative: Quickfire Films |
| Clara Parkes | ... | unit publicist: Public Eye |
| Abigail Payne | ... | legal services: Quickfire Films, Harbottle & Lewis |
| Charlie Pinsent | ... | assistant accountant |
| Freya Pinsent | ... | production accountant |
| Vaughan Preston | ... | unit medic: Norfolk |
| Lucy Shanahan | ... | publicity manager: TalkbackThames |
| Daryl Shute | ... | representative: Magic Light Pictures |
| Nick Simmonds | ... | crowd coordinator: London |
| James Smales | ... | assistant to director |
| Neil Swain | ... | voice coach |
| Eve Swannell | ... | production coordinator |
| Natalie Usher | ... | legal services: Scren East, Lee & Thompson (as Natalie Bass) |
| Matthew Vizard | ... | production and delivery coordinator: BBC Films |
| Elizabeth Walker | ... | post-production accountant: TalkbackThames |
| David Wilkinson | ... | head of business: Screen East |
| Andy Young | ... | utility stand-in |
| Lisa Heathcote | ... | food stylist (uncredited) |
| Katharine Tidy | ... | home economist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- BBC Film (present)
- UK Film Council (present)
- Screen East Content Investment Fund (present)
- Quickfire Films (present)
- Talkback Thames
- Magic Light Pictures (in association with)
Distributors
- Momentum Pictures (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinemax (2011) (Hungary) (tv)
- Entertainment One
- Entertainment One (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Italia Film (2010) (Lebanon) (Middle East)
- Madman Entertainment (2010) (Australia)
- WOWOW Cinema (2013) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
- Union Visual Effects (visual effects)
Other Companies
- 1st Choice Animals (animals supplied by)
- AON (insurance)
- ARRI Media (camera equipment)
- Alpha Grip (grip equipment by)
- Andy Dixon Facilities (facilities)
- Angel Studios (music recorded at)
- Arion Facilities (telecine dailies)
- Arion (telecine)
- Ascent 142 Features (digital intermediate)
- Ascent Media Group (post-production facilities)
- BBC Film (funding)
- Bon Appetit Catering (catering: London)
- Boom Post Production (sound post-production)
- Compuhire (projection)
- Fatts (post-production script services)
- Feasible Films (epk)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Fuji (film stock)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (ADR Facility)
- Harbottle & Lewis (legal services: Quickfire Films, Harbottle & Lewis)
- Hear No Evil Studios (music mixed at)
- Lee & Thompson (legal services: Screen East)
- Media Services (stationery supplier)
- Movie Cameras (period motion picture equipment)
- NVIZ (visual effects)
- Olswang (legal services: TalkbackThames)
- PNC (negative management)
- Palmbrokers (greenery)
- Panalux (lighting)
- Pixelkitchen (post-production facilities)
- Public Eye Communications (unit publicist)
- Screen East (funding)
- Susie's Cuisine (catering: Norfolk)
- TLO (action vehicles)
- UK Film Council (funding)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
1939 is set between present-day London and the idyllic British countryside in the time before the beginning of the Second World War. At a time of uncertainty and high tension, the story revolves around the formidable Keyes family, who are keen to uphold and preserve their very traditional way of life. The eldest sibling Anne is a budding young actress who is in love with Foreign Office official Lawrence, but her seemingly perfect life begins to dramatically unravel when she stumbles across secret recordings of the pro-appeasement movement. While trying to discover the origin of these recordings, dark secrets are revealed which lead to the death of a great friend. As war breaks out Anne discovers the truth and flees to London to try to confirm her suspicions, but she is caught and imprisoned and only then does she finally begin to discover how badly she has been betrayed. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | A family on the eve of war - England, 1939. A time of secrets, a time of lies, a time of danger, in a time of war. Trust is everything. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | GBP3,700,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP72,780, 27 Nov 2009 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Final theatrical movie of Corin Redgrave (Oliver). See more » |
| Goofs | In the party scene, the children sing 'The Whistling Gypsy', a song written by Irish songwriter Leo Maguire and first recorded in 1952. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode dated 12 August 2011 (2011). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Goody Goody See more » |
| Quotes |
Elizabeth:
This little war makes everything uncertain... See more » |