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FilmComedyDramaRomance

An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

R · 1995-07-21 · 1h 53m · EN
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In love, as in life, destiny is always waiting in the wings

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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Mike NewellDirectorCharles WoodWriter
Budget
$4M
Box office
$851.5K

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Alan RickmanAlan RickmanP.L. O'HaraHugh GrantHugh GrantMeredith PotterGeorgina CatesGeorgina CatesStellaAlun ArmstrongAlun ArmstrongUncle VernonPeter FirthPeter FirthBunnyPrunella ScalesPrunella ScalesRoseRita TushinghamRita TushinghamAunt LilyAlan CoxAlan CoxGeoffreyEdward PetherbridgeEdward PetherbridgeSt.IvesNicola PagettNicola PagettDotty BlundellCarol DrinkwaterCarol DrinkwaterDawn AllenbyClive MerrisonClive MerrisonDesmond Fairchild

Keywords

Based on novel or book1940sEnglandLiverpoolTheatre companyLiverpool, england

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · RomanceTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · 1940s · EnglandMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference16735

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What is An Awfully Big Adventure about?

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.

How long is An Awfully Big Adventure?

An Awfully Big Adventure has a runtime of 113 minutes.