Akenfield (1974)

  • 12A
  • 11/18/1974 (GB)
  • Drama
  • 1h 38m

Overview

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.

Peter Hall

Director

Ronald Blythe

Writer

Cast

Stanley Baxter's headshot

Stanley Baxter

Blacksmith
Ronald Blythe's headshot

Ronald Blythe

The Vicar
Ethel Branton's headshot

Ethel Branton

Mrs. Quantrill
Lyn Brooks's headshot

Lyn Brooks

Charlotte Rouse
Garrow Shand's headshot

Garrow Shand

Tom Rouse
Peggy Cole's headshot

Peggy Cole

Dulcie Rouse
Barbara Tilney's headshot

Barbara Tilney

Jean Quantrill
Ida Page's headshot

Ida Page

Aunt Ida

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