In the Bleak Midwinter
“The drama. The passion. The intrigue... And the rehearsals haven't even started.”
1995•1h 39m•7.1•Released
Comedy
Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.
Director
Kenneth Branagh
Writer
Kenneth Branagh
Languages
English
Studio
Castle Rock Entertainment
Cast
Michael Maloney
Joe
Richard Briers
Henry
Joan Collins
Margaretta
Nicholas Farrell
Tom Newman
Julia Sawalha
Nina
Celia Imrie
Fadge
John Sessions
Terry Du Bois
Jennifer Saunders
Nancy
Gerard Horan
Carnforth
Mark Hadfield
Vernon Spatch
Hetta Charnley
Molly
Adrian Scarborough
Young actor
Brian Pettifer
Ventriloquist
Patrick Doyle
Scotsman
Shaun Prendergast
Mule Train Man
Production
Company
Castle Rock Entertainment
Company
Midwinter Films (GB)
Producer
David Barron
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