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84 Charing Cross Road 1987 Directed by David Hugh Jones

A big love affair that began in a little bookstore at 84 Charing Cross Road.

When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.

Production Countries United Kingdom , USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Romance
Production Companies Columbia Pictures , Brooksfilms
Revenue $2,538,291
Release Date 13 February 1987
100 mins
Cast
Anne Bancroft Helene Hanff
Anthony Hopkins Frank P. Doel
Judi Dench Nora Doel
Jean De Baer Maxine Stuart
Maurice Denham George Martin
Eleanor David Cecily Farr
Wendy Morgan Megan Wells
Ian McNeice Bill Humphries
Connie Booth The Lady from Delaware
Anne Dyson Mrs. Boulton
Ronn Carroll Businessman on Plane
Sam Stoneburner New York Bookseller
Charles Lewsen The Print Buyer
Bernie Passeltiner Willie, the Deli Owner
Michael John McGann Maxine's Stage Manager
Gwen Nelson Bill's Great Aunt
Roger Ostime Stately Home Butler
John Bardon Labour Party Canvasser
Betty Low Maxine's Mom
James Eckhouse Joey, the Dentist
David Davenport Coronation Party Friend
Max Harvey Coronation Party Friend
Rupert Holliday-Evans Coronation Party Friend
Freda Rogers Coronation Party Friend
Marty Glickman Baseball Commentator
Tony Todd Demolition Workman
Kevin McClarnon Arresting Cop at Columbia
Janet Dale Joan Todd (Mrs) Secretary
Zoe Hodges Mary Doel, Aged 4
Kate Napier Brown Mary Doel Aged 21
Rebecca Bradley Sheila Doel, Aged 12
Barbara Thorn Sheila Doel Aged 29
Danielle Burns Cecily Farr's daughter
Lee Burns Cecily Farr's son
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