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In the Bleak Midwinter

In the Bleak Midwinter

Sep 29, 1995
99 min
Comedy
7.1/ 10
42 votes

Overview

Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.

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7.1/10
42 votes
IMDB
7.2/10
2,808 votes
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81%
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US Box Office$469,571Domestic earnings

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1 win & 1 nomination

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"The drama. The passion. The intrigue... And the rehearsals haven't even started."

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Midwinter FilmsCastle Rock Entertainment

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