Drama · United Kingdom · 1974 · 1h 38m

Akenfield

Director

Cast

Stanley Baxter as Blacksmith Ronald Blythe as The Vicar Ethel Branton as Mrs. Quantrill Lyn Brooks as Charlotte Rouse Garrow Shand as Tom Rouse Peggy Cole as Dulcie Rouse

Crew

Ivan Strasburg — Director of Photography Rex Pyke — Editor Ronald Blythe — Writer Rex Pyke — Producer Peter Hall — Producer

Synopsis

As a young man, Tom, prepares to leave the Suffolk village of his birth, voices and experiences from his family's past crowd in on his mind, weaving a poetic tapestry of the love of home and the longing to get away from it.

Mood & Themes

suffolk, england

Key Collaborators

Peter Hall Director Ivan Strasburg Director of Photography Rex Pyke Editor Ronald Blythe Writer Rex Pyke Producer Peter Hall Producer

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