An awfully big adventure

Resource Information

The work An awfully big adventure represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Merrimac Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

An awfully big adventure

Statement of responsibility

Fine Line Features presents a Portman Wolfhound production in association with UGC DA International and BBC Films with the participation of British Screen ; a Mike Newell film ; screenplay by Charles Wood ; produced by Hilary Heath, Philip Hinchcliffe ; directed by Mike Newell

Contributor

• Wood, Charles, 1932-2020
• BBC Films
• British Screen
• Fine Line Features
• New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Portman Productions
• UGC/D.A. International (Firm)
• Wolfhound Productions
• Armstrong, Alun
• Bainbridge, Beryl, 1932-2010
• Bergin, Joan
• Cates, Georgina
• Cox, Alan, 1970-
• Drinkwater, Carol
• Firth, Peter, 1953-
• Geraghty, Mark
• Grant, Hugh
• Gregory, Jon, (Film editor)
• Hartley, Richard, (Composer)
• Heath, Hilary
• Hinchcliffe, Philip
• McSorley, Gerard
• Merrison, Clive
• Newell, Mike, 1942-
• Pagett, Nicola, 1945-
• Petherbridge, Edward, 1936-
• Pope, Dick, B.S.C.
• Rickman, Alan
• Scales, Prunella
• Tushingham, Rita, 1942-

Actor

• Scales, Prunella
• Tushingham, Rita, 1942-
• Grant, Hugh
• Firth, Peter, 1953-
• Drinkwater, Carol
• Cox, Alan, 1970-
• McSorley, Gerard
• Cates, Georgina
• Armstrong, Alun
• Merrison, Clive
• Pagett, Nicola, 1945-
• Petherbridge, Edward, 1936-
• Rickman, Alan

Costume designer

• Bergin, Joan

Director of photography

• Pope, Dick, B.S.C.

Editor of moving image work

• Gregory, Jon, (Film editor)

Film director

• Newell, Mike, 1942-

Film distributor

• New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)

Film producer

• Heath, Hilary
• Hinchcliffe, Philip

Production company

• UGC/D.A. International (Firm)
• BBC Films
• Portman Productions
• British Screen
• Wolfhound Productions
• Fine Line Features

Production designer

• Geraghty, Mark

Screenwriter

• Wood, Charles, 1932-2020

Subject

• Theatrical companies
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Actresses -- Drama
• Comedy films
• Comedy films
• Comedy films
• Drama
• Fiction films
• Fiction films
• Actresses
• Liverpool (England) -- Drama
• Teenage girls
• Teenage girls -- Drama
• Theatrical companies -- Drama
• England -- Liverpool
• Feature films
• Feature films

Genre

• Feature films
• Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Fiction films
• Comedy films

Language

• eng
• eng
• spa
• eng

Summary

An engaging comedy about a star-struck young girl lured into the grown-up world of the theater. Young Stella Bradshaw quickly discovers what it takes to make it in the theater

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Music by Richard Hartley ; costume designer, Joan Bergin ; production designer, Mark Geraghty ; editor, Jon Gregory ; director of photography, Dick Pope

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for sexuality and some language

Language note

English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.A94 2005

PerformerNote

Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Georgina Cates, Alun Armstrong, Peter Firth, Prunella Scales, Rita Tushingham, Alan Cox, Edward Petherbridge, Nicola Pagett, Carol Drinkwater, Clive Merrison, Gerard McSorley

Runtime

113

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action