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An Awfully Big Adventure
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An Awfully Big Adventure

1995-05-11 · 113 min · ★ 6.5

Romance · Drama · Comedy

Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.

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Directors
Mike Newell
Production companies
Fine Line Features, British Screen Productions, Portman Productions, BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 4,000,000
Revenue
USD 851,545

Top Cast

Alan RickmanAlan RickmanP.L. O'Hara
Georgina CatesGeorgina CatesStella
Hugh GrantHugh GrantMeredith Potter
Alun ArmstrongAlun ArmstrongUncle Vernon
Peter FirthPeter FirthBunny
Prunella ScalesPrunella ScalesRose
Rita TushinghamRita TushinghamAunt Lily
Alan CoxAlan CoxGeoffrey
Edward PetherbridgeEdward PetherbridgeSt.Ives
Nicola PagettNicola PagettDotty Blundell
Carol DrinkwaterCarol DrinkwaterDawn Allenby
Clive MerrisonClive MerrisonDesmond Fairchild
Gerard McSorleyGerard McSorleyGeorge
Ruth McCabeRuth McCabeGrace Bird
James FrainJames FrainJohn Harbour
Pat LaffanPat LaffanMr Harcourt
Patti LovePatti LoveMary Deare
Hilary ReynoldsHilary ReynoldsBabs Osbourne
Tom HickeyTom HickeyFreddie Reynalde
Robbie DoolinReporter

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