A Month in the Country (1987)

  • NR
  • 05/11/1987 (FR)
  • History, Drama
  • 1h 36m

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

Overview

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.

Simon Gray

Screenplay

Pat O'Connor

Director

JL Carr

Novel

Cast

Colin Firth's headshot

Colin Firth

Tom Birkin
Kenneth Branagh's headshot

Kenneth Branagh

James Soon
Natasha Richardson's headshot

Natasha Richardson

Alice Keach
Patrick Malahide's headshot

Patrick Malahide

Reverend Keach
Jim Carter's headshot

Jim Carter

Ellerbeck
Richard Vernon's headshot

Richard Vernon

Colonel Hebron
Tony Haygarth's headshot

Tony Haygarth

Douthwaite
Tim Barker's headshot

Tim Barker

Mossop

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