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Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

She discovered a new branch of her family tree... the one with all the nuts.

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ComedyRomance

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In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.659/10

Release Date

01 January 1995

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

Judith Starkadder

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale

Flora Poste

Sheila Burrell

Sheila Burrell

Ada Doom

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Mybug

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Adam Lambsbreath

Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

Mary Smiling

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Amos Starkadder

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Mrs. Beetle

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Seth Starkadder

Ivan Kaye

Ivan Kaye

Reuben Starkadder

Jeremy Peters

Jeremy Peters

Urk

Maria Miles

Maria Miles

Elfine Starkadder

Christopher Bowen

Christopher Bowen

Charles Fairford

Sophie Revell

Sophie Revell

Rennet

Rupert Penry-Jones

Rupert Penry-Jones

Dick Hawk-Monitor

Angela Thorne

Angela Thorne

Mrs. Hawk-Monitor

Basil Hoskins

Basil Hoskins

Couturier

William Osborne

William Osborne

Coiffeur

Richard Bebb

Richard Bebb

Hawk-Monitor Butler

William Scott-Masson

William Scott-Masson

Bikki

Robert James

Robert James

Mr. McKnag

Pat Keen

Pat Keen

Aunt Gwen

Harry Ditson

Harry Ditson

Earl P. Neck

Trevor Baxter

Trevor Baxter

Sneller

Tim Myers

Tim Myers

Mr. Hawk-Monitor

Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Doctor Adolph Müdel

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