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An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure

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

Genres

RomanceDramaComedy

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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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Budget

$4000000

Revenue

$851545

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

11 May 1995

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

P.L. O'Hara

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Meredith Potter

Georgina Cates

Georgina Cates

Stella

Alun Armstrong

Alun Armstrong

Uncle Vernon

Peter Firth

Peter Firth

Bunny

Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Rose

Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

Aunt Lily

Alan Cox

Alan Cox

Geoffrey

Edward Petherbridge

Edward Petherbridge

St.Ives

Nicola Pagett

Nicola Pagett

Dotty Blundell

Carol Drinkwater

Carol Drinkwater

Dawn Allenby

Clive Merrison

Clive Merrison

Desmond Fairchild

Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley

George

Ruth McCabe

Ruth McCabe

Grace Bird

James Frain

James Frain

John Harbour

Pat Laffan

Pat Laffan

Mr Harcourt

Patti Love

Patti Love

Mary Deare

Hilary Reynolds

Hilary Reynolds

Babs Osbourne

Tom Hickey

Tom Hickey

Freddie Reynalde

Robbie Doolin

Robbie Doolin

Reporter

Brendan Conroy

Brendan Conroy

Disley

Johnny Murphy

Johnny Murphy

One Eye

Peter O'Farrell

Peter O'Farrell

Long John Silver

Agnes Bernelle

Agnes Bernelle

Mrs Ackerly

Larry Murphy

Larry Murphy

Inspector

Vicky Curtis

Vicky Curtis

Ellen

Brian McGrath

Brian McGrath

Vicar

Padraig O'Raghallaigh

Padraig O'Raghallaigh

GPO Clerk

Nick Grennell

Nick Grennell

Actor

Willie Smith

Willie Smith

Empire Stage Manager

Katy O'Donnell

Katy O'Donnell

Young Stella

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