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Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
Poster of Mrs Ratcliffe's RevolutionDirected by Bille Eltringham Produced by Hugo Heppell Written by Bridget O'Connor
Peter StraughanStarring Catherine Tate
Iain GlenMusic by Robert Lane Distributed by Warner Bros. (UK)
A-Film DistributionRunning time 102 min Language English Budget - Box office - Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a 2007 British comedy drama film, directed by Bille Eltringham and starring Catherine Tate, Iain Glen and Brittany Ashworth, about a British family who move to East Germany in 1968, during the Cold War. It was filmed in Hungary and the United Kingdom (UK),[1] and was released on 9 July 2007 at the Cambridge Film Festival,[2] and nationwide in the UK on 28 September.[2]
Contents
Cast[3]
- Catherine Tate - Dorothy Ratcliffe
- Iain Glen - Frank Ratcliffe
- Brittany Ashworth - Alex Ratcliffe
- Heike Makatsch - Frau Unger
- Jessica Barden - Mary Ratcliffe
- Christian Brassington - Thomas
- Nigel Betts - Uncle Philip
- Robert Daniel Lowe - Otto
- Ottilia Borbáth - Frau Glock
- Béla Fesztbaum - 1st Stasi Officer
- Fanni Futár - Uti
- Imola Gáspár - Art Teacher
- Ákos Horváth - 2nd Border Guard
- Barna Illyés - Gym Teacher
- John Kirk - Mr. Murray
- Karl Kranzkowski - Rector
- Uwe Lauer - Truck Driver
- Piroska Móga - Ursula
- Ben O'Brien - 2nd Stasi Officer
- Gábor Pintér - 1st Border Guard
- Alexander Scheer - Willi
- Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey - Jerzy
- Katharina Thalbach - Anna
- Susan Tordoff - Mary's Teacher
- Stephan Wolf-Schönburg - Herr Vort
Reception
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution received high 80% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Because of its limited release, there were few reviews, but Channel 4 Online and The Guardian Films cited the film as a possible vehicle for Catherine Tate's blooming film career.[4][5]
References
External links
Categories:- English-language films
- 2007 films
- British films
- 2000s comedy-drama films
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