Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Andrew Garfield | ... | Robin Cavendish | |
Claire Foy | ... | Diana Cavendish | |
Ed Speleers | ... | Colin Campbell (as Edward Speleers) | |
Tom Hollander | ... | Bloggs Blacker / David Blacker | |
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David Butler | ... | Estate Manager |
Ben Lloyd-Hughes | ... | Dr. Don McQueen | |
Miranda Raison | ... | Mary Dawney | |
Camilla Rutherford | ... | Katherine Robertson | |
Andre Jacobs | ... | Governor | |
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Terry Norton | ... | Governor's Wife |
Charles Streeter | ... | RAF Lyneham Medic | |
Penny Downie | ... | Tid | |
Amit Shah | ... | Dr. Khan | |
Jonathan Hyde | ... | Dr. Entwistle | |
Emily Bevan | ... | Nurse Margaret |
When Robin (Andrew Garfield) is struck down by polio at the age of twenty-eight, he is confined to a hospital bed and given only a few months to live. With the help of Diana's (Claire Foy's) twin brothers (Tom Hollander) and the groundbreaking ideas of inventor Teddy Hall (Hugh Bonneville), Robin and Diana dare to escape the hospital ward to seek out a full and passionate life together, raising their young son, travelling, and devoting their lives to helping other polio patients. Written by Bleecker Street
If I may give an advice to you, don't read anything about this film. Just watch it: the less you know, the more you'll be wonderfully surprised.
Perhaps all you'd like to know is that it's a British top-notch production, based on a really interesting (true) story, with a flawless script and an excellent cast. A very entertaining 112 minutes.
And yes: Tom Hollander is playing the Blacker twins. Both of them. And they sing together 'Goodbye-ee'.
Enjoy.