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An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

"In love, as in life, destiny is always waiting in the wings"

6.6/10 1h 53m May 11, 1995
Romance Drama Comedy

Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.

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Movie Details

Original Title An Awfully Big Adventure
Original Language EN
Budget $4,000,000
Revenue $851,545
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
P.L. O'Hara
Popularity: 3.2
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
Meredith Potter
Popularity: 5.1
Georgina Cates
Georgina Cates
Stella
Popularity: 0.4
Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong
Uncle Vernon
Popularity: 5.7
Peter Firth
Peter Firth
Bunny
Popularity: 1.1
Prunella Scales
Prunella Scales
Rose
Popularity: 5.4
Rita Tushingham
Rita Tushingham
Aunt Lily
Popularity: 1.0
Alan Cox
Alan Cox
Geoffrey
Popularity: 5.2
Edward Petherbridge
Edward Petherbridge
St.Ives
Popularity: 3.1
Nicola Pagett
Nicola Pagett
Dotty Blundell
Popularity: 0.4
Carol Drinkwater
Carol Drinkwater
Dawn Allenby
Popularity: 0.8
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison
Desmond Fairchild
Popularity: 3.8

Key Crew

Director Mike Newell
Writer Charles Wood
Producer Philip Hinchcliffe, Hilary Dwyer
Editor Jon Gregory

Production

Fine Line Features
US
British Screen Productions
GB
Portman Productions
GB
BBC
GB

Videos & Trailers

An Awfully Big Adventure - official trailer
An Awfully Big Adventure - official trailer
Trailer

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Backdrops
Backdrop Image

Keywords

based on novel or book england liverpool, england theatre company 1940s

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Based on 64 votes

Details
Release Date May 11, 1995
Runtime 1h 53m
Budget $4,000,000
Revenue $851,545
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
Links
IMDb

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