84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road

Movie·1987·1h 40m

84 Charing Cross Road

A big love affair that began in a little bookstore at 84 Charing Cross Road.

Directed By

David Hugh Jones

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.

Written By

James Roose-Evans, Hugh Whitemore

Producer

Mel Brooks, Geoffrey Helman

Cinematography

Brian West

Music

George Fenton

Editor

Chris Wimble

Themes

london, englandbookshopbased on play or musicalbased on memoir or autobiographycorrespondence1950s1960s

Production House

Brooksfilms
Columbia Pictures

Audience Score

72%

228 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it38%
Perfection32%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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// cast

Cast

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Helene Hanff

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Frank P. Doel

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Nora Doel

Jean De Baer

Jean De Baer

Maxine Stuart

Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

George Martin

Eleanor David

Eleanor David

Cecily Farr

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Kay

Daniel Gerroll

Daniel Gerroll

Brian

Wendy Morgan

Wendy Morgan

Megan Wells

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Bill Humphries

Connie Booth

Connie Booth

The Lady from Delaware

J. Smith-Cameron

J. Smith-Cameron

Ginny

Tom Isbell

Ed

Anne Dyson

Anne Dyson

Mrs. Boulton

Ronn Carroll

Ronn Carroll

Businessman on Plane

Sam Stoneburner

New York Bookseller

Charles Lewsen

The Print Buyer

Bernie Passeltiner

Willie, the Deli Owner

// crew

Crew

David Hugh Jones

David Hugh Jones

Director

James Roose-Evans

Screenplay

Hugh Whitemore

Screenplay

Brian West

Director of Photography

Chris Wimble

Editor

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Executive Producer

Geoffrey Helman

Producer

George Fenton

Original Music Composer

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