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Waterland

1992-08-21 · 95 min · ★ 6.3

Drama · Mystery

The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.

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Directors
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Production companies
Pandora Cinema, British Screen Productions, Palace Pictures, Film4 Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 10,000,000
Revenue
USD 1,100,218

Top Cast

Jeremy IronsJeremy IronsTom Crick
Sinéad CusackSinéad CusackMary Crick
Grant WarnockYoung Tom
Lena HeadeyLena HeadeyYoung Mary
Callum DixonCallum DixonFreddie Parr
Ethan HawkeEthan HawkeMatthew Price
Pete PostlethwaitePete PostlethwaiteHenry Crick
Sean MaguireSean MaguirePeter
Ross McCallRoss McCallTerry
David MorrisseyDavid MorrisseyDick Crick
John HeardJohn HeardLewis Scott
Maggie GyllenhaalMaggie GyllenhaalMaggie Ruth
Cara BuonoCara BuonoJudy Dobson
Siri NealSiri NealHelen Atkinson
Gareth ThomasGareth ThomasPublican
Susannah FellowsRebecca Scott
Paul HaighPaul HaighRAF Man
Tony VogelTony VogelStan Booth
Tina BenkoTina BenkoBaby's Mother
Jana SheldenJana SheldenGuest at Dinner Party

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