History ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1987 · 1h 36m

A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country poster
Director
Pat O'Connor
Cast
Colin Firth as Tom Birkin Kenneth Branagh as James Moon Natasha Richardson as Alice Keach Patrick Malahide as Reverend Keach Jim Carter as Ellerbeck Richard Vernon as Colonel Hebron
Crew
Kenneth MacMillan — Director of Photography John Victor-Smith — Editor Howard Blake — Original Music Composer Simon Gray — Screenplay JL Carr — Novel Kenith Trodd — Producer
Tagline

They hoped to heal the scars of war away in a small English village. But the war within was just beginning…

Synopsis

A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.

Trailer A Month in the Country — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
gay theme
Key Collaborators
Pat O'Connor Director Kenneth MacMillan Director of Photography John Victor-Smith Editor Howard Blake Original Music Composer Simon Gray Screenplay JL Carr Novel Kenith Trodd Producer Leo Austin Production Design Judy Moorcroft Costume Design
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