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Plenty
Plenty

Plenty

To know the pleasure of power. To feel the heat of passion. To stretch life to the absolute limit. She would settle for nothing less.

Genres

DramaRomance

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David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.

Others

Budget

$10000000

Revenue

$6148000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

20 September 1985

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Susan Traherne

Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman

Alice Park

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Sir Leonard Darwin

Sting

Sting

Mick

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Sir Andrew Charleson

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Lazar

Burt Kwouk

Burt Kwouk

Mr. Aung

Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Raymond Brock

Christopher Fairbank

Christopher Fairbank

Spencer

Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Michael

John Serret

John Serret

French Farmer

André Maranne

André Maranne

Villon

Tristram Jellinek

Tristram Jellinek

Dauncey

Ian Wallace

Ian Wallace

Medlicoti

Andy de la Tour

Andy de la Tour

Randall

Mitch Davies

Mitch Davies

Harry

Lindsay Ingram

Lindsay Ingram

Linda

Richard Hope

Richard Hope

Alistair

Andrew Seear

Andrew Seear

Ashley

James Snell

James Snell

Vincent Tampan

Pik-Sen Lim

Pik-Sen Lim

Mme. Aung

Lyndon Brook

Lyndon Brook

Begley

Joan Blackham

Joan Blackham

Miss Simpson

Peter Forbes-Robertson

Peter Forbes-Robertson

Hotel Manager

Hugo de Vernier

Hugo de Vernier

Doctor

Roddy Maude-Roxby

Roddy Maude-Roxby

Committee Chairman

Roger Rowland

Roger Rowland

Police Officer

John Kidd

John Kidd

Committee Man

Tim Seely

Tim Seely

Sir Charles Curry

Bernard Brown

Bernard Brown

Client

Rupert Vansittart

Rupert Vansittart

Client's Asst.

Jasper Jacob

Jasper Jacob

Young Diplomat

Karen Lewis

Karen Lewis

Brock's Maid

Nicholas Frankau

Nicholas Frankau

Foreign Office Assistant

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Radio Producer

Alexander John

Alexander John

Radio Interviewer

Matthew Guinness

Matthew Guinness

SOE Man

Jill Goldston

Jill Goldston

Party Guest (uncredited)

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