Comedy ·Drama ·History · United Kingdom · 2007 · 1h 42m

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution poster
Director
Bille Eltringham
Cast
Catherine Tate as Dorothy Ratcliffe Iain Glen as Frank Ratcliffe Katharina Thalbach as Anna Heike Makatsch as Frau Unger Alexander Scheer as Willi Jessica Barden as Mary Ratcliffe
Crew
Sean Bobbitt — Director of Photography John Wilson — Editor Rob Lane — Original Music Composer Bridget O'Connor — Writer Peter Straughan — Writer Leslee Udwin — Producer
Tagline

She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin.

Synopsis

Based on a true story, Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution is the tale of a family from Bingley in Yorkshire, who defect to East Germany. Here they find a nightmare of rationing, censorship and the most spied upon people in history rather than the Marxist utopia they were expecting. But if they thought getting in was difficult wait until they try to get out.

Trailer Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
eastern germanydysfunctional marriagecommunismwoman director
Key Collaborators
Bille Eltringham Director Sean Bobbitt Director of Photography John Wilson Editor Rob Lane Original Music Composer Bridget O'Connor Writer Peter Straughan Writer Leslee Udwin Producer Malcolm Thornton Production Design Andrea Flesch Costume Design
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