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The Young Poisoner's Handbook
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The Young Poisoner's Handbook

1995-01-20 · 99 min · ★ 6.7

Comedy · Crime · Drama

Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.

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Directors
Benjamin Ross
Production companies
Eurimages, British Screen Productions, Kinowelt Filmproduktion, Mass Productions, Pandora Cinema, Haut et Court
Countries
France, Germany, United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hugh O'ConorHugh O'ConorGraham Young
Antony SherAntony SherDr. Ernest Zeigler
Ruth SheenRuth SheenMolly
Roger Lloyd PackRoger Lloyd PackFred
Charlotte ColemanCharlotte ColemanWinnie
Paul StaceyPaul StaceyDennis
John ThomsonJohn ThomsonNathan
Jack DeamJack DeamMick
Charlie Creed-MilesCharlie Creed-MilesBerridge
Robert DemegerRobert DemegerMr. Dexter
Tobias ArnoldYoung Graham
Norman CaroMr. Goez
Dorothea AlexanderMrs. Goez
Samantha EdmondsSue
Peter PaceyPeter PaceyDickie Boone
Joost SiedhoffJoost SiedhoffDr. Scott
Vilma HollingberyVilma HollingberyAunty Panty
Frank MillsFrank MillsUncle Jack
Rupert FarleyRupert FarleyNurse Trent
Malcolm SinclairMalcolm SinclairDr. Triefus

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