An Awfully Big Adventure
6.7
1995-05-11
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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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.
Released
1995-05-11
Runtime
113
Director
Mike Newell
Budget
$4000000
Revenue
$851545
Genres
Romance
Drama
Comedy
Language
English
Production
Fine Line Features
British Screen Productions
Portman Productions
BBC
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Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
Georgina Cates
Georgina Cates
Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong
Peter Firth
Peter Firth
Prunella Scales
Prunella Scales
Rita Tushingham
Rita Tushingham
Alan Cox
Alan Cox
Edward Petherbridge
Edward Petherbridge
Nicola Pagett
Nicola Pagett
Carol Drinkwater
Carol Drinkwater
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison
Gerard McSorley
Gerard McSorley
Ruth McCabe
Ruth McCabe
James Frain
James Frain
Pat Laffan
Pat Laffan
Patti Love
Patti Love
Hilary Reynolds
Hilary Reynolds
Tom Hickey
Tom Hickey
Robbie Doolin
Robbie Doolin
Brendan Conroy
Brendan Conroy
Johnny Murphy
Johnny Murphy
Peter O'Farrell
Peter O'Farrell
Agnes Bernelle
Agnes BernelleLarry Murphy
Larry MurphyVicky Curtis
Vicky Curtis
Brian McGrath
Brian McGrathPadraig O'Raghallaigh
Padraig O'RaghallaighNick Grennell
Nick GrennellWillie Smith
Willie SmithKaty O'Donnell
Katy O'Donnell